Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management : Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management

__**Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management**__ is the essential guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations. Based on extensive research, this book covers the whole scope of sustainable logistics. The case studies, with particular attention for use in a teaching context, relate the theoretical concepts to practice and what is happening 'on the ground'. **__Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management__** examines all the key areas in sustainable logistics and supply chain management, including: sustainable product design and packaging; sustainable purchasing and procurement; environmental impact of freight transport; sustainable warehousing and storage; and much more. __**Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management**__ is a highly accessible guide to sustainable supply chain management. It provides an excellent insight into the topic that will help managers, students, and scholars grasp the fundamentals of green supply and logistics management. A vital teaching resource for courses on sustainable logistics, this revised edition includes valuable supporting online materials. About the authors Foreword / by James R Stock Introduction Logistics and supply chain management / David B Grant Science of sustainability / David B Grant Freight transport / Alexander Trautrims Sustainable warehousing / Alexander Trautrims Product design, cleaner production and packaging / Chee Yew Wong Sustainable purchasing and procurement / Alexander Trautrims Reverse logistics and recycling / Chee Yew Wong Risk, resilience and corporate social responsibility / Chee Yew Wong Sustainable logistics and supply chain management strategy / David B Grant Index. This is an essential guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations and the responsible management of the entire supply chain. It offers practitioners and students the required understanding of sustainability science as well as an understanding of sustainability as it affects the supply chain Provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations and responsible management of the entire supply chain Get a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations, and responsible management of the entire supply chain.