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- Evangelista, Pietro, 1963-, et al.
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A case study investigation on purchasing green transport and logistics services
- 2012
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Ingår i: Purchasing & Supply Management in a Changing World. - Napoli, Italia : Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. - 9788849523461 ; , s. WP17-1-WP17-13
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- n the context of green supply chain management, green purchasing has received increased attention over the past decade and the strategic importance of introducing green aspects into purchasing practices has been recognised. Despite this growing importance, little has been written in relation to purchasing green transport and logistics services. Considering the strong environmental impact associated with transport and logistics activities, much remains to be learned concerning buyer’s practices when sourcing more sustainable services from third party logistics companies (3PLs). The aim of this paper is to explore practices of buying green transport and logistics services in three different European countries (Italy, Ireland and Sweden) using a multiple case study research approach. The paper analyses how general environmental company ambitions and environmental purchasing practices are reflected when green transport and logistics services are purchased. The results of the paper indicate that while the case companies show a relatively high concern of green issues at company level, a lower importance is attributed to green issues at the purchasing function level. When green concerns in purchasing transport and logistics services are analysed the level of importance decrease dramatically. It emerges a conflicting attitude among the overall company level and the purchasing of transport and logistics services. This suggests that there is the potential for improvements especially in the area of green collaboration in buyer and supplier relationships.
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- Evangelista, Pietro, et al.
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Green Initiatives in the Transport and Logistics Service Industry : An Exploratory Case Study of Logistics Service Providers
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The impact of business operations on the natural environment is an area in which societies and governments have become more proactive. This specifically affects logistics service providers (LSPs) where the core business has a significant environmental impact. That is why transport and logistics companies are increasingly being asked to respond to the challenges of green issues by implementing more environmentally sustainable strategies. Hence environmental research specific to LSPs has been neglected despite the fact that these companies have assumed a more critical role in the wider supply chain. In order to generate more structured knowledge and understanding of the green initiatives undertaken by LSPs, this paper explores the level of awareness and actual initiatives undertaken, as well as the drivers and barriers these companies encounter in this area today. This has been done through a multiple case study approach investigating a sample of LSPs operating in Sweden, Italy and Ireland. The results of the case study identify the environmental attitude of LSPs and how they are responding to the green pressures on their businesses. Managerial and research implications – in particular, a set a propositions are derived from the study.
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- Evangelista, Pietro, 1963-, et al.
(författare)
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Purchasing green transport and logistics services : implications for small business
- 2012
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Ingår i: Piccola Impresa / Small Business. - Urbino : Editrice Montefeltro s.r.l.. - 0394-7947. ; :2, s. 43-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Considering its strong environmental impact, logistics plays a critical role in green supply chain management. It provides strategic links in the supply chain and is an essential function in the delivery of green products to the consumer. There is a general consensus on the fact that more environmentally sustainable companies may be achieved only if transport and logistics activities also become greener. To achieve this objective, buyer companies need to incorporate green considerations in the purchasing of transport and logistics services. This appears particularly challenging for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) because of their traditional lack of managerial, organisational and financial resources that often result in failure to adopt an environmental perspective. In the extant literature, green purchasing has received increased attention over the past decade and the strategic importance of introducing green aspects into purchasing practices has been recognised. However, little has been written in relation to purchasing green transport and logistics services. The aim of this paper is to explore practices in the buying of green transport and logistics services and to derive implications for small buyer companies. The paper analyses how general environmental company ambitions and environmental purchasing practices are reflected when green transport and logistics services are purchased in three different European countries (Italy, Ireland and Sweden) using a multiple case study research approach. The results of the paper indicate that while the case companies show a relatively high concern for green issues at corporate level, a lower importance is attributed to green issues at the purchasing function level. When green concerns in the purchasing of transport and logistics services are analysed the level of importance decreases further. Thus, a conflicting attitude is evident between the overall corporate level and the purchasing of transport and logistics services specifically. This suggests that there is potential for improvement especially in the area of green collaboration in buyer and supplier relationships.
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- Evangelista, Pietro, 1963-, et al.
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Purchasing Green Transport and Logistics Services : Implications from the Environmental Sustainability Attitude of 3PLs
- 2013
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Ingår i: Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Services. - Hershey, PA USA : IGI Global. - 9781466620087 - 9781466620094 - 9781466620100 ; , s. 449-465
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Environmental sustainability is an area of increasing importance for third party logistics (3PL) com- panies. As the design and implementation of services requires interaction between buyer and 3PL, the 3PLs are in a critical position to support the efforts towards greening operations of different supply chain participants. However the literature in this field reflects a gap between the perspectives of buy- ers and 3PLs. This chapter attempts to fill this void through an explorative case study analysis on the environmental attitude of 3PLs in order to derive implications for buyers’ behavior. The results indicate that the buyer’s role is critical in different ways in the development of green initiatives among 3PLs. An increased orientation towards longer-term contracts and joint development would likely enhance the level of green initiatives. Indirectly, the buyer has the opportunity to influence its 3PLs through interac- tion with employees on different levels in the company, including top management.
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- Isaksson, Karin, 1984-, et al.
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The adoption of green initiatives in logistics service providers - a strategic perspective
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Business and Systems Research. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1751-200X .- 1751-2018. ; 11:4, s. 349-364
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Logistics service providers (LSPs) have started to transform their operations and strategy to be more effective from a green perspective. One concern that is of particular interest of LSPs is how to create organisational green awareness and translate this into practice in their operations. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles of green strategic commitment and organisation in LSPs’ adoption of green initiatives. The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire survey, investigating a sample of LSPs operating in the Swedish, Finnish and Italian markets. From the literature analysis, a set of testable hypotheses was developed. The results indicate that there are relationships between the nature, as well as the scope, of functional involvement and the green strategic priority. The results further suggest that the inclusion of environmental consideration in the overall business strategy is positively related to the involvement and coordination of multiple functions as well as existence of a separate environmental function.
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- Sweeney, Edward, et al.
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The Role of Third Party Logistics Providers (3PLs) in the Adoption of Green Supply Chain Initiatives
- 2013
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Ingår i: The European Financial Review. - London : Kluwer Law International. - 1389-6539. ; :July/August, s. 32-34
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Forskningsöversikt (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The increasing importance of environmental sustainability has sharpened the focus on the need for innovative approaches to the purchasing of transport and logistics services. This article points out some of the challenges that purchasers of transport and logistics services, as well as their suppliers in the third party logistics (3PL) industry, are facing. These include the need for closer collaboration between 3PLs and their customers, as well as developing systems for the robust assessment of the environmental sustainability of services. The article is based on several years’ research experience in Ireland, Italy and Sweden.
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