03072nam a2200301 i 4500991002510269707536140110s2012 enka b 001 0 eng d97807494662510749466251b14186160-39ule_instDBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazioneeng658.7028623Green logistics :improving the environmental sustainability of logistics /edited by Alan McKinnon, Michael Browne, and Anthony Whiteing2nd ed.London ;Philadelphia :Kogan Page,c2012xiv, 377 p. :ill. ;24 cm.Includes bibliographical references and indexPart One: Assessing the environmental effects of logistics -- 1. Environmental sustainability: a new priority for logistics managers / Alan Mckinnon -- 2. Assessing the external impacts of freight transport / Maja Piecyk, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- 3. Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products / Maja Piecyk -- 4. Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of logistics / Maja Piecyk, Alan McKinnon and Julian Allen -- Part Two: Strategic perspective -- 5. Restructuring road freight networks within supply chains / Irina Harris, Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Mohamed Naim and Christine Mumford -- 6. Transferring freight to "greener" transport modes / Allan Woodburn and Anthony Whiteing -- 7. Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships / Alan McKinnon, Julian Allen and Allan Woodburn -- 8. Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing / Clive Marchant and Peter Baker -- Part Three: Operational perspective -- 9. Opportunities for improving vehicle utilization / Alan McKinnon and Julia Edwards -- 10. Optimizing the routing of vehicles / Richard Eglese and Daniel Black -- 11. Increasing fuel efficiency in the road freight sector / Alan McKinnon -- 12. Reverse logistics for the management of waste / Tom Cherrett, Sarah Maynard, Fraser McLeod and Adrian Hickford -- Part Four: Key issues -- 13. The food miles debate: is shorter better? / Tara Garnett -- 14. Sustainability strategies for city logistics / Julian Allen and Michael Browne -- 15. Benefits and costs of switching to alternative fuels / Jacques Leonardi, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- 16. E-business, e-logistics and the environment / Julia Edwards, Yingli Wang, Andrew Potter and Sharon Cullinane -- Part Five: Public policy perspective -- 17. The role of government in promoting green logistics / Alan McKinnon.Business logisticsEnvironmental aspects.McKinnon, Alan C.,1953-Browne, Michael.Whiteing, Anthony E.,1954-.b1418616020-05-1409-05-14991002510269707536LE026 658.70286 MCK 01.01 201212026000068398le026Prof. Gnoni / BibliotecapE47.10-l- 43030.i1561415320-05-14Green logistics258789UNISALENTOle02610-01-14ma engenk00