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What is Green Logistics

Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management
Green logistics describes all attempts to measure and minimize the ecological impact of logistics activities. It is a concept to characterize logistics systems and approaches that use advanced technology and equipment to minimize environmental damage during logistic operations.
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Agile Project Management in International Logistics Operations
Armand Faganel (University of Primorska, Slovenia) and Aleksander Janeš (University of Primorska, Slovenia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7872-8.ch002
Abstract
The chapter discussed a business model (BM) perspective as an innovating practice to analyze the transition of the EuroPacific LL Company (EuroPacific) from regional logistic operator to domestic logistic operator or third-party logistic provider (3PL) for Asian companies. The company operates regionally in markets of Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia and globally in South Korea, India, and Singapore. The chosen long-term business vision of the company is based on the goal of becoming the key logistics provider of goods from the Far East directed to the European markets. The company was confronted with the first period of crisis from 2008 to 2010 and again with the second crisis started in 2020 when they realized that, although known as the crisis breaker, the company is not being exempted from market challenges, extraordinary situations like pandemic, and consecutive economic downturn effects.
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Ethical Dimensions of Sustainable Development: The Philosophy, Logistics, and Climate Change Education
Also known as sustainable logistics or eco-logistics, it refers to the integration of environmentally friendly practices into the process of managing the flow of goods and services, with the goal of reducing environmental impact.
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Quadruple Helix Logistics Model: A New Strength of Supply Chain in Circular Economy
Green logistics entails using more environmentally friendly devices and sustainable processes to reduce the environmental footprint of logistics services. This method addresses the entire product life cycle, including manufacturing, storage, transportation, marketing, use, and disposal.
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Green Logistics and Transport Processes: Mitigating the Sixth Extinction
It is the effort of public or private entity to establish the appropriate strategies of supporting environmental sustainability through eco efficient activities with the focus of ultimate consumer satisfaction.
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In the Green Logistics Vision: The Zero Waste Goal With Recycling Logistics
Supply chain management practices and strategies that reduce the environmental and energy footprint of freight distribution.
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Analysis of the Sustainable Development Concepts in the Logistics Industry
This concept requires the realization of logistics activities without negative environmental impacts.
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