Toward Sustainable Operations of Supply Chain and Logistics Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Supply Chain Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Supply Chain Network Design Considering Network Density

      • Kanokporn Rienkhemaniyom, Subramanian Pazhani

      Pages 3-19

   3. Is Cash-to-Cash Cycle Appropriate to Measure Supply Chain Performance?

      • Seock-Jin Hong

      Pages 21-36

   4. Key Performance Indicator Framework for Measuring Healthcare Logistics in ASEAN

      • Soriya Hoeur, Duangpun Kritchanchai

      Pages 37-50

   5. Supply Chain Modelling Under Uncertainty: A Supplier’s Perspective

      • Shruti Maheshwari, Pramod Kumar Jain

      Pages 51-66

   6. A Study on the Changing Structure of Retail Logistics

      • Masafumi Nakamura, Kuninori Suzuki

      Pages 67-79

   7. Investigating the End-Customers’ Acceptance of the Virtual Supply Chain: The Case of Grocery Retailers in Egypt

      • Sama Gad, Sara El-Zarka, Mohammed Abdel Qader

      Pages 81-96

3. Sustainable Logistics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. The Effect of Institutional Pressures and Top Managers’ Posture on Green Supply Chain Management

      • Yi-Chun Huang, Min-Li Yang

      Pages 99-121

   3. Deployment of Sustainable Logistics Optimization Incorporated with Modal Shift and Emission Trading on Carbon Dioxide

      • Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tatsuhiko Sakaguchi, Hiroki Shimada

      Pages 123-139

   4. Sustainability Classification for SMEs—A Guidance of Sustainability Assessment with the Use of Averaged Traits Quality Method

      • Monika Kosacka, Rafał Mierzwiak, Paulina Golinska-Dawson

      Pages 141-152

   5. Decision-Making Criteria for Sustainable Remanufacturing

      • Passaporn Kanchanasri, Seung Ki Moon, Gary Ka Lai Ng

      Pages 153-160

   6. A Framework for Sustainable Food Supply Chain: Reflections from the Indian Dairy Producers

      • Gyan Prakash

      Pages 161-182

   7. Waste Reduction in Meat Processing Industry: The Application of MFCA (ISO 14051)

      • Watcharin Chaiwan, Chawis Boonmee, Chompoonoot Kasemset

      Pages 183-193

   8. A Suggestion of an Effective Reverse Logistics System for Discarded Tires in Japan

      • Kuninori Suzuki, Nobunori Aiura, Yutaka Karasawa

      Pages 195-205

   9. A Study on the Location Selection of Industrial Wastes Treatment Facilities: A Case of Intermediate Treatment Facilities in Chiba, Japan

      • Sarinya Sala-ngam, Kuninori Suzuki, Jun Toyotani, Keizou Wakabayashi, Akihiro Watanabe

      Pages 207-219

4. Manufacturing and Production Logistics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221

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   2. Performance Measurements Related to Lean Manufacturing that Affect Net Profit of SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector of Thailand

      • Panutporn Ruangchoengchum

      Pages 223-240

   3. The Survey on the Challenges of Organization of Automotive Component Remanufacturing in Small-sized Companies in Poland

      • Paulina Golinska-Dawson, Monika Kosacka, Anna Nowak

      Pages 241-252

This book addresses critical issues in today’s logistics operations and supply chain management, with a special focus on sustainability. In dedicated chapters the authors address aspects concerning multimode logistics operations, reverse network configuration, forward and reverse supply chain integration, improvement of the production operations and management of the recovery activities, as well as carbon footprint reduction in transportation. Selected best practices from different countries and industries are presented to aid in the implementation of sustainable policies in private enterprises and at public-sector institutions. The book offers a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their expertise in the field of logistics operations and management with regard to sustainability issues. The book examines both qualitative and qualitative aspects of sustainable supply chain and logistics operations.

• Logistics Operations in Manufacturing and Services
• Mathematical Models
• Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable Logistics
• Transportation

• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand

  Voratas Kachitvichyanukul

• Industrial Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

  Kanchana Sethanan

• Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

  Paulina Golinska- Dawson

  

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