Green Logistics: the feasibility and need of green Logistics

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ABSTRACT

Green logistics are the supply chain management strategies and practices that reduce the environmental foot prints of freight distribution Green Logistics optimization requires a comprehensive perspective of partner interactions. The research published to date has examined motives of firms' Green Logistics practices adoption, measured critical success factors of Green Logistics implementation. One of the main reasons that large buying firms should support their suppliers in compliance with environmental regulations is that most of the suppliers are Company's.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Research Questions2

Significance of the study2

Aims and objectives of the study3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Globalization and logistics4

Green Logistics7

Green Logistics Benefits8

Green logistics is an important way for the development of economy9

Green Logistics Activities10

Green Logistics and environment11

Issues related to green logistics12

Impact on organizational performance14

Non-Green logistics limit the development of economy15

Role of Flexibility16

Reverse Logistics18

Importance of Reverse Logistics19

Reverse Logistics and environment20

Challenges of reverse logistics21

Green supply chain23

Implementing green supply chain strategies25

CHAPTER NO 3: METHODOLOGY28

Data Collection Technique28

Secondary Research28

CHAPTER NO 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS35

Importance of reverse logistics35

Green Logistics as a source of Flexible information Distribution36

Corporate Environmental management37

Improves organizational performance38

Green Logistics and environmental impact39

Green logistics as a source of competitive advantage41

Strategies for implementing green logistics43

Global supply chain strategies43

Use of green packaging45

Green transport45

Implementation of Green Storage46

Green Flow of Process46

CHAPTER NO 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS49

Conclusion49

Limitations50

Recommendations52

REFERENCES55

BIBLIOGRAPHY59

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Green logistics is the management activities to pursue customer satisfaction and social development goals, connecting the main body of green supply and demand, overcoming space and time obstacles to achieve efficient and rapid movement of goods and services. It inhibited the damage to environmental to achieve the purification of the logistics environment and the best use of logistics resources (Wadhwa, Madaan, 2004). Green logistics is a multilevel concept which includes both the green logistics business activities and social activities for green logistics management, standardize and control. Green logistics are the supply chain management strategies and practices that reduce the environmental foot prints of freight distribution. Similarly, logistics is the management practice which is required to move products through the supply chain. Green Logistics optimization requires a comprehensive perspective of partner interactions. This comprehensive optimization perspective is critical when viewed in the context of environmental issues. The environmental or “green” context in which many of today's manufacturing firms operate are dynamic, influential and developing into a critical issue for firm stakeholders, especially for internationally connected firms (Toffel, 2003, p.102). In a green-focused operating arena, firms require a binary focus where they must concentrate on doing well operationally and environmentally. Firms must take a much broader perspective of their operations, ...