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- Björklund, Maria, 1973-, et al.
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Nära aktörssamverkan för hållbar logistik : vad innebär det i praktiken?
- 2022
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Ingår i: Supply chain effect. ; :5, s. 32-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Det finns en uppsjö av studier som pekar på vikten avnära samverkan över företagsgränser för en hållbar om-ställning av logistiken. Men hur ser egentligen dennasamverkan ut? Hur möts företagen? Vad pratar de om?Hur är stämningen i rummet? Vilka nya satsningar föds urdenna typ av samverkan?
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- Eng-Larsson, Fredrik, et al.
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Green distribution options in e-commerce : Display versus content
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose: Lately, some e-commerce retailers have started displaying climate labels – i.e., eco-labels focusing on greenhouse gas emissions – on distribution or fulfilment alternatives in the check-out of the online store. Using actual purchase data, the purpose of this research is to understand the impact of climate labelling on customers’ choice of fulfillment.Design/methodology/approach: We analyse six months of customer checkout data from a market-leading pharmacy in Northern Europe using a nested logit formulation.Findings: We find that climate labels have a large and significant impact on the probability that a fulfillment alternative is selected by the customer. Further, if the label is attached to a top alternative, it increases the probability that the alternative is chosen. We also find that preselection has a strong effect on the impact of climate labels.Research limitations/implications:We note that climate labelling seems to have a strong impact on customer behavior, it opens up several venues for further research. For instance, there may be other relevant ways to slice the data to bring additional insights. And as climate labelling from more “well-known” labels are being used in e-commerce, the impact might be different.Research limitations/implications: The results have implications for retailers and logistics service providers alike, by indicating both how the content of the fulfillment option and the display of the option in the check-out impacts the business. The results further underline the importance of coordination between retailers and logistics service providers to provide support to consumers.Original/value: Contrary to previous research into greening e-commerce distribution, this paper takes a quantitative approach to address green consumer preferences.
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- Gillström, Henrik, 1989-, et al.
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Ett nödvändigt drivmedel i transformationen mot ellastbilar? : En jämförelse av resursdelning mellan två tekniker
- 2024
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Ingår i: Transportforum.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aktörssamverkan är central för omställning mot en grönare transportsystem, exempelvis vid omställning till eldrift. En organisation i isolering har inte allt det som krävs för en omställning till eldrift, och resurser måste istället delas mellan centrala aktörer såsom fordonstillverkare, infrastrukturhållare och logistikföretag. En aktör har tekniken medan en annan kanske har kunskapen. Beroendet kan vara av olika karaktär och dess omfattning påverkas av exempelvis hur kritisk eller vanlig resursen är. Men på vilket sätt är dessa beroenden centralt vid valet av lösning? Laddning av batterier med sladd är det koncept som vi satsar främst på inom Europa, medan byte av batterier (battery swapping) är den teknik med störst genomslag i exempelvis Kina. Vi har jämfört vilken roll resursdelning har för dessa tekniker.Studien har jämfört resultat från två forskningsprojekt finansierade av Vinnova och Energimyndigheten. Båda projekten har haft arbetspaket som berör samverkan, samtidigt som de fokuserar olika former av tekniska lösningar. Empirin kommer från en strukturerad intervjustudie med 19 svenska logistikaktörer som testat sladdladdning, djupare intervjuer och workshops med olika aktörer från akademi och näringsliv. Empiriska data har analyserats utifrån Resource dependency theory.
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- Gillström, Henrik, 1989-, et al.
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Towards building an understanding of electrification of logistics systems - A literature review and a research agenda
- 2024
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Ingår i: CLEANER LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN. - : ELSEVIER. - 2772-3909. ; 10
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- While electrification of freight deliveries has the potential to heavily reduce the sector's negative impact, there is a clear lack of understanding how logistics systems are affected when electric freight vehicles are implemented. The purpose of the paper is to present an overview of the area and identify major gaps in the literature. A systematic literature review was conducted, with an initial sample of 353 papers, finally resulting in 62 papers after several exclusion steps. A descriptive analysis showed that the area is growing fast and that a vast majority of the papers applied mathematical methods with transport data. Further, five categories were deemed of interest in relation to logistics and electrification in the analysed literature: transport operation, charging, cost, actors, and sustainability. Each category is elaborated on and described in the paper. Additionally, the discussion includes several research gaps that the paper proposes need to be addressed to achieve viable electrified logistics systems and the gaps resulted in a research agenda with seven bullet points aiming to guide future research. The research agenda include, how planning of logistics systems is affected when charging is included; how logistics performance is affected when adopting electric trucks, and there is a need to include actors and their perspectives to a larger extent than what is done in the current literature. By highlighting what is missing in the literature, this paper strives to be an important addition to achieve viable electrified logistics systems, which can ultimately lead to a reduction of the freight sector's negative climate impact.
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- Gillström, Henrik, 1989-, et al.
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Understanding How Electrification Affects The Logistics System – A Literature Review
- 2022
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Ingår i: NOFOMA Conference 2022.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose:Electrification of freight transports is an area that is under fast development, and there is a need to capture the current status of the research. The purpose is to create an overview of the area of electrified freight transport and describe how logistical aspects have been taken into consideration in the literatureDesign/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review has been carried out to create the overview and laying the foundation for identification of research gaps. Findings: The results suggest that there has been a lack of focus on qualitative methods, on actors in general, and inclusion of logistical aspects when studying electrification of freight. Research limitations/implications: Based on the overview of the area, a future research agenda has been proposed that highlight different gaps in the current literature. Practical implications: Within the area of electrification of freight transports, the industry and research are evolving simultaneously, and the proposed research agenda can thereby function as a guide for both.Social implications: Electrification is important in reducing the sector’s negative impact on the environment.Original/value: This paper is one of the first to provide an overview of electrification of freight transport with the perspective on the effects on logistics systems.
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- Gutierrez Chiriboga, Jorge, et al.
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Business model alignment in supply chain management : A literature review
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Efficient interaction between actors within supply chains is crucial for their effectiveness. It could be argued that a certain degree of alignment between the different actors’ business model is a prerequisite for the success of interaction. The purpose is to explore how business model alignment between different supply chain actors is described and analysed in the context of Supply Chain Management (SCM).Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review on business models in the context of SCM was performed. Based on holistic meta-business model (Kindström, 2005), the findings were analysed with respect to the business model and to the supply chain.Findings: The findings confirm that business models in the context of SCM is a relatively unexplored area, and that the topic has been addressed in a wide variety of journals.In relation to the supply chain, alignment is discussed between buyers and suppliers, between actors in the transport provision chain, between the supply chain and the transport provision chain, and internally. Overall, alignment between buyers and suppliers is confirmed as positive for supply chain performance.Research limitations/implications: The results provide bases for further research into more focused areas within the business model frame. In particular, the connection between transport provision and their suppliers –the automotive industry –is missing in the literature.Original/value: The business model concept is poorly addressed with the perspective of alignment. Research into business model alignment can contribute to literature on strategic SCM.
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- Gutiérrez Chiriboga, Jorge, 1973-
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Roadblocks to Implement Electric Freight Transports : Challenges for Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers and Hauliers
- 2024
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The freight transport industry is crucial for the global economy and a key element of all supply chains and logistics systems. The demand for freight is expected to more than double over the next three decades. Freight transport’s externalities and negative impact on the environment have been highlighted in previous research and reports. At the same time, the latest IPCC (2023) report highlights the urgency to dramatically cut emissions to mitigate the effects on climate change caused by human actions, which also relates to freight transport, which in essence is a result of the design and management of supply chains. A way of reducing GHG emissions from logistics operations is to implement a variety of environmentally friendly strategies, processes, and activities designed to minimize the environmental impact of such operations. Switching to vehicles powered by zero-emission and non-pollutant technology is one of the proposed strategies to reduce the environmental impact of logistics operations. Electromobility is foreseen to become one of the main pathways to decarbonize supply chains and logistics operations. However, the transition to electromobility entails that many actors in the supply chain are affected. Two important actors in the transition are the Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers (CVMs), as technology providers, and the hauliers, as technology adopters. The implementation of Heavy-duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HBEVs) in rod freight transport entails that, as technology providers, and the hauliers, as technology adopters, are exposed to a range of challenges The purpose of the thesis is to describe and explain the challenges of implementing BEVs among Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers (CVMs) and Hauliers. This thesis targets the intersection of electromobility and supply chain management and aims to contribute to the body of research on green logistics by investigating managerial and business-related aspects of the implementation of HBEVs in road freight transports and to shed light on the subject to practitioners outside academia. The research has been performed through literature reviews and case studies. The case studies include interviews, document studies and observations from two commercial vehicle manufacturers (of which one is a main case and one is a reference case), and eight haulier companies. The research reveals that the challenges for both CVMs and hauliers relate to Technology, Finance, Market, Organization and Policy. Further, the challenges take different shape depending on the actor’s perspective, for example, a technology-related challenge for the CVMs such as battery capacity, translates to a technology-related challenge for the hauliers in terms of limited range. Finally, the challenges can be interrelated and might have a reinforcing effect in many cases, which inhibits, even further, the transition to electrified freight transports. For instance, challenges related to technology have a direct impact on operations and finance. The limited range of HBEVs – a technology challenge – results in a less flexible freight vehicle, that requires a more careful planning from the hauliers’ side – operational challenge. The loss of operational flexibility entails that it’s more difficult for the hauliers to accept unplanned transport assignments from transport buyers, which has a direct impact on the haulier’s earning capacity – a financial challenge.
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- Haag, Linnea, 1992-
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Dynamic capabilities for managing logistics challenges of retailers
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The increase in globalisation of trade, digitalisation and new technical advances in marketing, IT, and logistics have created new opportunities for retailers to expand and reshape their businesses. These changes have resulted in more complex logistics, and retailers are now facing several critical logistics challenges. To manage these challenges, retailers need to have dynamic capabilities (DCs) that enable them to continuously modify their logistics in order to create and maintain wellfunctioning logistics systems that are both cost-effective and service oriented. In addition, retailers need to have specific antecedents in place that enable them to develop and use such DCs. Despite the importance of DCs in retail, there is a limited understanding of these DCs and their antecedents, and how they enable retailers to adapt their logistics to manage logistics challenges. Hence, the purpose of this dissertation is to: Using a DC lens, explain how retailers can manage logistics challenges. This dissertation is based on two studies and includes six appended papers, which together cover the two logistics challenges of geographical expansion of retailers and transition to omni-channel retailing. The methodologies applied include a combination of literature studies and multiple case studies of large-sized Swedish retailers, in order to identify, describe, and explain DCs and their antecedents in a retail setting. A DC lens was used to study DCs and their antecedents from an intraorganisational and an interorganisational perspective, in which intraorganisational DCs were first studied in the geographical expansion of retailers, followed by interorganisational DCs (IDCs) in the transition to omni-channel retailing. The findings present accessing, integration, and utilisation as three important DCs to manage the geographical expansion of retailers. In addition, the findings present three receive-oriented IDCs: accessing, integration, and utilisation, as well as two transferoriented IDCs: identify knowledge-transfer opportunities and transfer of knowledge, which together are important for the transition to omni-channel retailing. In terms of antecedents, four antecedents of intraorganisational DCs: centralised logistics control, centralised logistics structure, standardisation of logistics operations, and learning orientation, were found to support the geographical expansion of retailers. In the transition to omni-channel retailing, two antecedents of IDCs: supply chain orientation and learning orientation, were found. This research provides in-depth insight into how retailers can manage two important logistics challenges in retail: the geographical expansion of retailers and the transition to omni-channel retailing. In addition, this research provides a refinement of DCs and their antecedents to increase our understanding of how such DCs and their antecedents enable retailers to manage different logistics challenges. Previous research has not identified, described, or explained how DCs enable retailers to systematically adapt their logistics to new conditions and issues related to different challenges. By studying DCs from both an intraorganisational and an interorganisational perspective, this research identifies a distinction between receive-oriented and transfer-oriented DCs, which are essential for accessing, integration, and utilisation of external resources, as well as for identifying and transferring internal resources, in order to facilitate new logistics solutions to manage different logistics challenges. For logistics practitioners, this research demonstrates the importance of retailers working systematically to manage different logistics challenges and provides several concrete examples of how retailers can take on such challenges, as well as summarising valuable learning and experiences from retail practitioners. In addition, the research reveals the importance of a shared logistics vision, a proactive role taken by the logistics function of retailers, and collaboration between retailers and LSPs, in order to better manage logistics challenges in retail.
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- Haag, Linnea, 1992-, et al.
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Towards an increased understanding of learning: a case study of a collaborative relationship between a retailer and a logistics service provider
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0959-0552 .- 1758-6690. ; 50:13, s. 44-58
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – This study aims to explain how learning occurs in collaborative retailer–logistics service provider (LSP) relationships. The research is guided by two research questions, addressing absorptive and desorptive capacities and the interaction between these capacities.Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a case study of a Swedish, collaborative retailer– LSP dyad. The empirical data are structured around five specific learning situations within the retailer– LSP dyad. Findings – The findings provide an explanation for how learning occurs within a collaborative retailer–LSP relationship based on subprocesses of absorptive and desorptive capacities. The interaction between these processes is found to rely on two types of support: one-directional and bidirectional. The findings also indicate positive outcomes of learning, such as improved cost efficiencies in warehouse operations, better customer services and improved long-term strategic planning. Practical implications – This study shows how retailers and LSPs can learn from each other and together create an improved logistics system for end customers.Originality/value – This research takes into account absorptive and desorptive capacities in a collaborative retailer–LSP relationship. This study enhances the understanding of inter-organisational learning processes in a retail logistics context.
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- Huge-Brodin, Maria, 1966-, et al.
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Learning in the supply chain to accelerate the electrification of freight transport
- 2024
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose: Among a multitude of initiatives that can contribute to decarbonize freight transport (McKinnon, 2018), electrification has surficed as a main strategy (Li et al, 2022). The transition towards electrification has commenced, but in particular for long-haul transportation it is slow. Obstacles to the transition include the price of the new technology, lack of infrastructure and lack of policy incentives. In addition, the technology is new to all actors. This new-ness, together with the acknowledged complexity of the transition to electrified freight proposes learning challenges for all involved actors, for example vehicle manufacturers, haulier firms, logistics service providers and shippers. The necessary knowledge to navigate and operate the freight transport system cannot reside in one single orchestrator of the supply chain, but must be shared among actors, which in turn highlight the need for interaction with the purpose to share knowledge and experiences, and to jointly build new knowledge. This paper aims to address how learning among actors in the supply chain can contribute to accelerate the electrification of freight transport.Design / Methodology / Approach: This conceotual paper presents a framework for describing and analysing learning between actors in a supply chain. The framework takes a stance in a model for organisational learning (Crossan, Lane & White, 1999) adapted to the context of inter-organisational learning. This model will be adapted to the context of electrification of freight based on findings from a range of ongoing research projects into electrification of freight transport. Findings: The paper presents a model for describing and analysing learning between organisations in a supply chain. The model is conceptual and is intended to be used for analysing multi-actor learning processes in the context of electrification of freight.Practical implications: The results of the paper include suggestions for how learning between actors in supply chains can increase, by which the transition towards electrification of freight can be accelerated.Relevance / Contribution: Supply chain collaboration has only scaresly been analysed with a learning perspective. The application of learning as mechanisms for supply chain integration in a context of ongoing transition suggests that the results are both novel and relevant.
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- Jobrant, My, et al.
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Conceptualising Electrified Logistics Systems Through an Actor Perspective
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose: Electrification of freight trucks challenges logistics systems in many ways, for example the trucks have limited range, reduced payload, and charging needs to be included in the system. Current actors must adjust to new prerequisites while new actors enter the system, such as energy suppliers. Hence, there is a need to build an understanding of electrified logistics systems by focus on how central actors are connected to it. The purpose of the paper is to describe electrified logistics systems through an actor perspective.Research Approach: The paper targets how an electrified logistics system can be described and how actors are connected to the system. Empirical data is collected through interviews and workshops with representatives from actors who are actively working with electrification of freight transports. Findings and Originality: The findings showed that both traditional actors, such as logistics companies and transport buyers, and new actors, such as energy suppliers and charge point operators, are important in electrified logistics systems. Through conceptualisation of logistics systems and how actors are connected the system, the findings present a five-layer model.Research Impact: The paper provides a comprehensive identification of actors involved in electrification of freight transport, as well as, highlighting actors that are more central in the transition, something missing in the current literature. Practical Impact: Electrification forces logistics practitioners to alter their view of the logistic system and its actors. This paper provides a holistic view of the complex logistics systems the actors are a part of and can thereby help practitioners adjust to new prerequisites.
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- Jobrant, My, et al.
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With Whom to Coordinate and How? : Towards the Adoption of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose: In logistics systems, the implementation of heavy-duty battery electric vehicles (HBEVs) challenges actors in the transport system, and there is a need for actors to coordinate in various ways. The purpose is to explore how coordination between LSPs and relevant actors in electrified logistics systems can facilitate the adoption of HBEVs.Design/methodology/approach: The study takes a qualitative approach and relies on four interviews with three LSPs as the empirical basis. Theoretically, coordination mechanisms provide a starting-point for the analysis. Findings: The findings highlight coordination mechanisms at play in the on-going electrification of logistics systems, as well as the potential use of coordination mechanisms not yet utilised.Research limitations/implications: The study is performed in a Swedish setting and explore relevant actors and the connections between actors through a coordination lens, thus bridging a gap in the literature.Practical implications: The results can help actors, such as logistics companies and transport buying companies, to understand how, and with whom, to coordinate to implement long-haul HBEVs.Social implications: HBEVs are expected to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and gives possibility to charge with renewable sources, hence the need to support the implementation.Original/value: While much research into electrification focuses on quantitative studies with a mathematical approach, this paper takes a much-needed actor perspective and highlights how actors can coordinate to carry out a successful transition to fossil free transportation.
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- Oskarsson, Björn, 1964-, et al.
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Unravelling the interface between procurement and outsourcing
- 2022
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Ingår i: proceedings & Recordings from IPSERA 2022.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Although there is a strong relation between procurement and outsourcing, there is an unclear use of terminology in the literature. The purpose is therefore to unravel the interface between outsourcing and procurement and clarify how these two concepts relate to each other. The discussion suggests that outsourcing in much of the literature includes more than the definition of outsourcing allows. Leaning against accepted definitions of outsourcing and procurement, we present a description of the interface between these two concepts, thereby clarifying in what sense they overlap, and in which parts the two differ from each other.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Exploring barriers to offering environmentally sustainable distribution to consumers
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The purpose is to explore barriers that affect the possibilities for retailers to offer environmentally sustainable distribution to consumers. Empirically, the paper relies on three interviews with retailers. Several barriers are identified, and a categorisation of these is described. Two of the most prominent barriers are suggested to be within the market barrier category, specifically that the retailers perceive to be unable to fully trust what the LSPs offer in terms of environmental distribution alternatives, and that the lack of consensus between LSPs on how to measure the impact.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Facilitating green delivery options for consumers through interaction : A retailer perspective
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Efficient goods distribution is key to the success of e-commerce and can even be a means for retailers to stay ahead of competition. However, e-commerce distribution also has a negative environmental impact. In fact, e-commerce distribution is often the most inefficient and the least environmentally sustainable part of the supply chain (Gevaers et al., 2014; Mangiaracina et al., 2015). Given the rate of e-commerce growth, measures need to be taken to reduce the environmental impact from e-commerce distribution. Retailers are under pressure to act sustainably and are even suggested to have a responsibility to support consumers in behaving more sustainably (Wiese et al., 2015). Consumers are also vital to the challenge of improving environmental sustainability of e-commerce distribution (Buldeo Rai et al., 2019). They are often given a number of delivery options to choose from, and their choices affect the environmental impact. For example, consumers that are willing to wait a few extra days for their ordered products create better conditions for logistics service providers (LSPs), on which many retailers rely to execute the distribution of sold goods, to increase fill-rates of their vehicles and thereby decrease the environmental impact. For consumers to be able to make more environmentally sound choices of distribution, they need guidance when choosing delivery options. Providing such guidance constitutes a large challenge for retailers, as the most environmentally sustainable choice is far from intuitive (e.g. van Loon et al., 2015). In fact, retailers are largely dependent on other actors to succeed. For example, LSPs have the expertise related to the environmental effects of their logistics operations. As a retailer, taking on the challenge of offering green delivery options is often more complex than it would seem at first hand, since LSPs and retailers need to coordinate their respective networks and efforts. This paper takes an interaction perspective of this challenge, as a means to expand the understanding of the actors that need to be involved for green delivery options as presented to consumers. The purpose of the paper is to increase the understanding of how retailers can facilitate green delivery options for consumers through interaction with other actors. A literature review of green logistics literature serves as a point of departure as to what can constitute a green delivery option for consumers. Empirically, the paper is based on a single case study of a Swedish retailer with both physical stores and an online sales channel. The case company was selected due to its high ambition and determination to be able to offer green delivery options to consumers. Data was gathered through meetings, semi-structured interviews and documents provided by the company. Early results suggest that retailers need to interact with a number of actors to be able to offer green delivery options for consumers. In order for the green delivery options to be trustworthy, the retailer needs to have an understanding of the environmental impact of their different distribution alternatives. To gain such knowledge, interaction with their contracted LSPs is necessary, as they have the knowledge of the environmental impact of their operations in different contexts. Interestingly, the studied retailer also had close interaction with a consulting firm, whose role was to secure the quality of the LSPs’ data and to compare the delivery options in terms of environmental impact. When a retailer has an overview of the environmental impact of different delivery options, this knowledge needs to be transferred into green delivery options that are understandable and accessible for consumers. As retailers often rely on other actors to provide platforms though which consumers make their choice of delivery, interaction with such companies can be vital. In the studied case, the interaction between the retailer and the platform developer, combined with extensive internal interaction on the retailer’s part, lead to a website presentation of the green delivery options for consumers. Finally, interaction with consumers is of importance for retailers to understand how consumers react to the green delivery options. The findings suggest that for retailers to be able to offer green delivery options for consumers, a larger number of actors need to be involved than what has been suggested in previous literature, in which retailers, LSPs and consumers are commonly mentioned. Furthermore, LSPs may have a surprisingly peripheral role in the development of the green aspect of the service offering compared to what earlier research has suggested. By studying green distribution in relation to consumer offerings, this paper helps bridge the gap between the two research fields green logistics and e-commerce. In terms of practical implications, this study can be used by retailers to better understand how they can proceed in order to offer green delivery options to consumers.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Green distribution alternatives: actors, roles and responsibilities
- 2024. - 1
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Ingår i: Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation. - Cheltenhamn : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781803920191 - 9781803920207 ; , s. 105-122
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- E-commerce presents a fantastic opportunity for consumers to receive product deliveries anytime, anyhow and anywhere. However, a major challenge for all logistics systems is that of environmental sustainability, and for e-commerce, the distribution of products to consumers constitutes one of the largest environmental challenges. This chapter focusses on green distribution alternatives for consumers, and thereby provides an overview of how e-commerce can become more environmentally sustainable through offering such alternatives. The chapter starts by pointing to two major trends behind the greening of e-commerce: the growth of e-commerce itself and the increasing societal and corporate concern for environmental sustainability. Building on a series of studies of e-commerce development on the Swedish market, the perspectives of consumers, retailers and logistics service providers paint a broad picture of e-commerce delivery. Finally, today’s as well as potential future challenges for sustainable e-commerce deliveries are discussed.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Klimatsmart e-handelsdistribution : Hur svårt kan det vara?
- 2022
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Ingår i: Supply chain effect. ; :4, s. 12-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Logistik spelar en viktig roll för e-handelns miljöpåverkan och e-handelns framfart medför att konsumenten i allt större utsträckning kan, och vill, påverka den miljömässiga hållbarheten i logistiken. Särskilt i den senare delen av försörjningskedjan, det som ofta kallas sista milen, så har konsumenten stor makt att påverka.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Slutrapport: Hållbar distribution i e-handeln : Hur kan klimatsmarta leveransalternativ underlättas?
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Inom ramen för det VINNOVA-finansierade projektet ”Hållbar distribution i e-handeln: Hur kan klimatsmarta leveransalternativ underlättas” (HELSMART) har syftet varit att ta fram kunskap om hur e-handlare kan utforma och presentera klimatsmarta leveransalternativ till konsumenter för att minimera klimatpåverkan från e-handelsdistributionen, och på så sätt bidra till ett fossilfritt samhälle. I denna rapport presenteras resultaten från projektet, som pågått under 2020-2023 och som varit ett samarbete mellan Linköpings Universitet och Stockholms Universitet. Projektet har kombinerat olika datainsamlingsmetoder, vilket gett möjlighet att förstå utmaningen med hållbara e-handelsleveranser ur olika perspektiv. Metoderna inkluderar dels en genomgång av e-handlares hemsidor, dels fallstudier och intervjuer med e-handlare, logistikföretag och transportplattformsföretag, och dels konsumentdata från faktiska köp före och efter introduktionen av ”miljömärkning” av leveranser. Sammantaget har det här projektet följt utvecklingen av miljömässigt hållbar e-handelsdistribution i en svensk kontext under de senaste nästan fyra åren. Resultaten visar att det finns en enorm komplexitet kopplat till miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativ. För att belysa denna komplexitet så presenteras i rapporten en process som beskriver tre steg för att kunna utforma och presentera klimatsmarta leveransalternativ till konsumenter. Dessa innefattar: Identifiera miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativ, Erbjuda miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativ till konsumenter, och Vägleda konsumenters val av miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativ. Genomgång av de tre stegen leder sedan fram till en avslutande diskussion där fyra centrala budskap lyfts. För det första är det inte självklart vad som menas med miljömässigt hållbar leverans. Här finns t.ex. oklarheter i vad man är ute efter att minimera när man vill uppnå miljömässigt hållbara leveranser, och om och hur det går att jämföra olika logistikföretags utsläpp på ett rättvisande sätt. För det andra så befinner sig e-handlarna inte i ett vakuum utan är beroende av andra aktörer, vilket gör att de slutgiltiga utsläppen beror på beslut från en mängd olika och starkt skilda beslutsfattare. För det tredje så skapar externa märkningar transparens, samtidigt som de riskerar att skapa förvirring. För samtidigt som externa märkningar har sina fördelar, så kan de också leda till att för många typer av miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativ kommuniceras parallellt. För det fjärde så visar resultaten att hållbara leveransalternativ är viktiga för konsumenter, men inte lika viktigt som allt annat. Men genom att placera det miljömässigt hållbara leveransalternativet högst upp i checkouten och markera det som förvalt, så ökar sannolikheten för att konsumenter ska välja detta alternativ. Små knuffar på tillräckligt många kan på sikt ha enormt stor effekt på totala utsläpp.
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- Sallnäs, Uni, 1981-, et al.
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Trusting the power : Facilitating a modal shift in relationships between shippers and logistics service providers
- 2022
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Ingår i: Research in Transportation Business and Management (RTBM). - : Elsevier Ltd. - 2210-5395 .- 2210-5409.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Shifting freight transport from roads to more energy-efficient modes of sea and rail, i.e., a modal shift, is essential to reducing emissions from transport. Two actors influencing the rate of transition to such modes are logistics service providers (LSPs) and shippers. In their relationships, power and trust are vital interorganisational factors that need to be managed. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the existence and use of power and trust and their interplay can facilitate a modal shift in the ongoing relationships between shippers and LSPs. The research is based on an in-depth qualitative case-study of two cases, each consisting of the relationship between a retailer and an LSP. Empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and the analysis was guided by three dimensions of power (resources, processes and meaning) and three types of trust (contractual, competence and goodwill). The results show that power and trust do, indeed, exist and influence modal shift solutions in shipper–LSP relationships. Alignment between shippers and LSPs is found to be vital in terms of the perceptions and values needed to strengthen the power of meaning, and in terms of the processes and participation needed to strengthen the power of processes. Trust is a facilitating factor in both instances, and it also works as a mediating factor in any asymmetry between the power of shippers' resources and LSPs. © 2022 The Authors
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- Santén, Vendela, et al.
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Aktörssamverkan för överflytt av gods till energieffektivare trafikslag : betydelsen av förtroende och makt
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Aktörssamverkan är av stor vikt för att kunna realisera överflytt från godstransporter på väg till mer energieffektiva trafikslag, t.ex. järnväg och sjöfart, vilket är viktigt för att nå långsiktiga samhällsmål mot fossilfrihet. Beslut om trafikslag tas inte av enskilda företag utan flera aktörer påverkar valet, där varuägare, som behöver skicka varor, och transportleverantörer, som arrangerar och utför transporter, är centrala för beslutet. Denna rapport bidrar till ökad kunskap om drivkrafter och hinder för överflytt med fokus på samverkan mellan varuägare och transportleverantörer. Rapporten beskriver resultaten från forskningsprojektet ”Aktörssamverkan för överflytt av gods till energieffektivare trafikslag – betydelsen av förtroende och makt” som finansierades av Energimyndigheten och utfördes av SSPA och Linköpings universitet 2018-2021. Projektets syfte var att förklara hur aktörer, såsom varuägare och transportleverantörer, genom samverkan kan realisera överflyttning av gods från väg till de energieffektivare trafikslagen järnväg och sjö. Ett flertal fallstudier och intervjuer har genomförts med såväl varuägare som transportleverantörer. Framförallt har intervjuerna analyserats med avseende på maktbalans och förtroende.En stor del av rapporten redogör för hur makt och förtroende påverkar möjligheterna att genomföra överflytt. Flera exempel ges på användning av makt och förtroende för att realisera överflytt från väg till energieffektivare trafikslag. Framförallt är makt viktigare vid initiering av överflytt och förtroende viktigare för långsiktig etablering. Både varuägare och transportleverantörer kan initiera överflytt, där de kan använda maktövertag till att lyfta fram och pusha för järnväg och sjö. Förtroende i termer av öppenhet och att parterna investerar i relationen är särskilt viktigt för långsiktiga lösningar.Samsyn mellan varuägare och transportleverantör beträffande mål och värderingar med avseende på miljöambitioner och nytänkande ger bättre förutsättningar för att få till stånd överflytt eftersom båda parter strävar i samma riktning. Varuägare och transportleverantörer rekommenderas därför att välja en partner vars mål och värderingar överensstämmer med ens egna. Gemensamma processer kan med fördel användas för att öka medvetenhet kring överflyttsmöjligheter. Varuägare och transport-leverantörer rekommenderas att involvera många deltagare från båda organisationer. Specifikt kan involvering av transportleverantörerna i ett tidigt skede av upphandlingsprocessen, möjliggöra överflytt genom att kravställningen formuleras så att den inte hindrar förslag på tåg eller sjöfarts-lösningar. Även insatser för att öka förståelsen för varandra, såsom kunskapsutbyte mellan varuägare och transportleverantörer, bygger förtroende och ett klimat där överflyttsförslag lättare kommer fram.I rapporten redovisas även ett antal räkneexempel på energieffektivisering och klimatbesparing (minskning av CO2-utsläpp) som kan uppnås vid en överflytt från väg till sjöfart eller järnväg.
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- Simm, Niklas, 1994-
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Greening Logistics : Implementation of Green Logistics Practices Through Interaction
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The greening of our logistics systems has become a concern for many more than just those that operate and find themselves within supply chains. One of the organizations that accounts for a large share of negative environmental impact is the logistics service providers (LSPs), often responsible for the management and operation of transports. However, LSPs cannot be held solely accountable, as their services are procured from shippers in need of shipping goods to their customers. Additionally, many shippers affect the environmental performance of the logistics systems, both with their own operations and what they request from LSPs but also their promises to customers. By interacting with each other, organizations can share resources, information, and knowledge, as these items are required for implementing green logistics practices (GLPs). With additional resources, information, and knowledge, LSPs can implement GLPs successfully, without needing to procure or acquire resources, information, or knowledge, elsewhere. Therefore, the purpose of this licentiate thesis is to explore how supply chain interaction can facilitate logistics service providers to implement green logistics practices.The research in this thesis is both explorative and descriptive. The purpose is explorative, but to fulfill the purpose, GLPs must be described to include the need for interaction. Building on the description of GLPs is the exploration of forms of interactions that occur when implementing GLPs. Lastly, the interactions are explored throughout the implementation process to investigate how the interactions are characterized in the different phases that constitute the implementation process. Throughout the analysis and discussion, several important organizations for the LSP to interact with are identified; this includes shippers, technology providers, as well as actors within the LSPs. Different forms of interaction, which includes both internal and external interaction with different organizations and actors, are suggested in order for LSPs to acquire the information, resources, and knowledge necessary to implement GLPs. Additionally, the forms of interactions between organizations and actors changed with the implementation process, which suggests that different phases characterize both the interactions that occur and the need for interaction. Finally, it is proposed that supply chain interaction facilitates the LSPs to implement GLPs, by allowing the LSP to acquire information, knowledge, and resources through communication, trust, and commitment with other organizations or actors.The main contribution of this licentiate thesis to research and the green logistics literature is the identification of the need to have various forms of interaction with different organizations and actors when implementing GLPs. This illustrates that other organizations than the shipper can have information, resources, or knowledge that can facilitate LSPs to implement GLPs, instead of the LSP acquiring similar information, resources, or knowledge elsewhere and by themselves. Additionally, as interaction is a "two-way street", it allows access to valuable items and requires items offered in exchange for those items. Therefore, it is suggested to have various forms of external interaction with other organizations or internal interaction with actors within the same organizations. Thus, the interactions become less costly to withhold, and as the purpose of the interaction is to mitigate the cost of implementing GLPs, the finalized cost of implementing GLPs becomes lower. The contribution to practice instead helps organizations to highlight that interaction with key organizations can facilitate the implantation of GLPs and thus facilitate the much-required greening of our logistics systems.
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- Simm, Niklas, 1994-, et al.
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Knowledge sharing for sustainable logistics inclose LSP-shipper relations : Insights from a dyadic case study
- 2022
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose: Knowledge sharing between supply chain partners is central for a successful implementation of green logistics practices. The aim of this paper is therefore: to increase the understanding on how knowledge is shared in the transformation towards environmentally sustainable logistics.Design/methodology/approach: A longitudinal case study approach has been applied including one logistics service provider (LSP) and one of its most proactive customers. Five strategical meetings with several participants from both organizations have been the main source of empirical data.Findings: An informal and interactive dialogue between different managers from both organisations is the main type of knowledge sharing applied. The knowledge exchanged are commonly familiar and local for one actor, while very distant for the other. The knowledge shared can to a large extent be described as complex and thereby difficult to codify and imitate.Research limitations/implications (if applicable): The study provides insights to not only how and what forms of knowledge is shared, but also on why and when a close, but also time-consuming, form of interaction is needed. A research agenda for future studies within knowledge sharing for sustainable logistics is suggested.Practical implications (if applicable): This study provides insights to both LSPs and Shippers on how to share knowledge to facilitate a rapid transfer towards greener logistics.Social implications (if applicable): Provides insights supporting the greening of logistics as well as the social aspects of supply chain interaction.Original/value: This study targets a research gap in terms of providing a deeper understanding of the type of knowledge shared and the different forms of knowledge sharing.
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- Simm, Niklas, 1994-
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Sharing Resources for Greener Logistics
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Freight transportation, a significant contributor to the environmental impact of logistics, is projected to grow, thereby increasing its environmental footprint. With many actors contributing to the greening of logistics, their roles, and responsibilities for the greening of logistics differs. One mean for progressing the greening of logistics, is to share resources between actors needed for implementing different green logistics practices. Resource sharing among these actors will be a key strategy for advancing the greening of logistics.The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding how resources can be shared between actors to facilitate the implementation of green logistics practices. It focuses on the different green logistics practices that can be implemented to green logistics through a resource perspective, where resources and actors that controls resources and implements green logistics practices are the subject of analysis. Through the application of resource dependency theory, this thesis sets out to understand why actors need to share resources with other actors, and how they can manage their dependency onto resources controlled by other actors.The findings of suggest that there are different resources needed for green logistics: knowledge, technical resources, financial resources, time, employees, and IT-systems. The actors that control these resources or that implements green logistics practices are: logistics service providers, shippers, customers, technology providers, and governmental authorities. Through the lens of resource dependence, it is suggested how the dependencies can be managed through resources sharing between different actors. These ways of sharing resources are characterized by three parameters: duration (short-term vs long-term), directness (direct vs indirect), and scope (resource sharing with one or multiple actors). Through a combination of these parameters, different ways of sharing resources between actors are proposed.The contributions of this thesis are primarily aimed at enriching the green logistics literature and enlightening logistics practitioners. Theoretically, it extends our understanding of interaction for greener logistics by focusing on resource sharing between different actors. By applying resource dependency theory, a deeper understanding of why and how actors can share resources to enable the greening of logistics is given. Additionally, this thesis proposes a categorizations of green logistics practices, actors, and resource. This can be used to further understand green logistics, whilst simultaneously be a tool for practitioners to understand their role in the greening of logistics.
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- Wiger, Malin, 1980-, et al.
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Challenges and opportunities when integrating videos in course design
- 2022
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the International CDIO Conference.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Due to the pandemic, universities were challenged to switch into distance mode, causing teachers to make pedagogical adjustments. One adjustment was the use of pre-recorded videos applied as complement in the education. However, a pedagogical miss-match arises, as course designs often are based on face-to-face (F2F) teaching, while videos are designed for self-education. Consequently, there is a need to understand what challenges, but also what opportunities appear as videos are integrated into course design. The purpose of this paper is hence to describe challenges and opportunities when integrating pre-recorded videos in course design in traditional campus teaching. An interview study with teachers and a survey to capture the student perspective have been carried out. The results of the s perspective highlight opportunities and challenges when it comes to the technical and content as designing videos as well as design of the lectures concerned. Learned from the students´ opinion videos need to be purposeful designed, and the information included need to be well thought through. When videos are used, the design of lectures becomes more important since the F2F interactions are reduced. This challenge teachers in their design of activities and for students to adequately prepare for F2F activities. At the same time, with videos available, students can pause and rewind if needed, and the potential to learn more basic facts from the videos. If F2F activities are purposefully designed, there is the potential for students to deepen their understanding, achieve greater learning outcomes and to increase progression. Videos also increase flexibility for students by possibility to shape their own learning opportunity and how it suits them and their everyday life. The findings from the study are related to several of the CDIO standards, mainly Standard 8, 6, and 10 by Active Learning, Engineering Workspaces, and Enhancement of Faculty Teaching Competence.
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