Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

Centobelli, Piera; Cerchione, Roberto; Esposito, Emilio

doi:10.3390/en11020275

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“…In addition to emissions of a single vehicle, it is also important to optimize fleet emissions in the service industry of transportation and logistics service providers and energy-efficient supply chain management [18,19], where it is also important to consider special purpose vehicles, e.g., vehicles in food cold chain [20]. When green policies with the goal to lower fleet emissions are to be implemented, it is important for the logistics service providers that green policies must be also financially beneficial [21].…”

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Real-World Fuel Consumption, Fuel Cost and Exhaust Emissions of Different Bus Powertrain Technologies

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Air quality in urban areas is strongly influenced by exhaust emitted by the public transport fleet. The aim of this study was to analyze benefits in the fuel consumption, fuel costs and exhaust emissions when replacing baseline diesel fueled EURO III city buses by the compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled EURO V buses and by hydraulic series hybrid diesel-fueled EURO V buses. Real-world measurements were performed on the regular bus route to access realistic energy consumption and exhaust emissions. Instantaneous gaseous emission (CO 2 , CO, NO x and THC) were measured together with the instantaneous PM 10 mass emission. Innovativeness of the presented approach thus arises from the systematic comparison of different powertrain technologies under real-world drive cycles and measuring time traces of not only gaseous but also of PM 10 mass emissions. Furthermore, lumped cycle averaged emissions are interpreted and explained by typical powertrain performance parameters and exhaust emission time traces. Cumulative results indicate that application of the CNG fueled buses does not necessary reduce CO 2 emissions compared to diesel-fueled buses whereas reduction in fuel costs is evident. Additionally, it is shown that hybrid operation of the hydraulic series hybrid diesel-fueled bus resulted in higher fuel consumption due to poorly optimized hybrid topology and control strategy. Furthermore, analyses of the time traces point out inadequate lambda control of CNG-fueled buses and nucleation mode-based particle number emissions during deceleration.

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“…A key challenge for managers is to respond to the increase in transport volume [3], which stems from consumers' desire for more products as well as longer transport distances because of global supply chains and international production [4][5][6]. One way to foster sustainable development in freight transport is to focus on increasing the energy efficiency [7]. Here, energy-efficient freight transport needs to be approached in its wider system that is, the logistics system.…”

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Energy Efficiency in Logistics: An Interactive Approach to Capacity Utilisation

Wehner

2018

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Logistics operations are energy-consuming and impact the environment negatively. Improving energy efficiency in logistics is crucial for environmental sustainability and can be achieved by increasing the utilisation of capacity. This paper takes an interactive approach to capacity utilisation, to contribute to sustainable freight transport and logistics, by identifying its causes and mitigations. From literature, a conceptual framework was developed to highlight different system levels in the logistics system, in which the energy efficiency improvement potential can be found and that are summarised in the categories activities, actors, and areas. Through semi-structured interviews with representatives of nine companies, empirical data was collected to validate the framework of the causes of the unutilised capacity and proposed mitigations. The results suggest that activities, such as inflexibilities and limited information sharing as well as actors' over-delivery of logistics services, incorrect price setting, and sales campaigns can cause unutilised capacity, and that problem areas include i.a. poor integration of reversed logistics and the last mile. The paper contributes by categorising causes of unutilised capacity and linking them to mitigations in a framework, providing a critical view towards fill rates, highlighting the need for a standardised approach to measure environmental impact that enables comparison between companies and underlining that costs are not an appropriate indicator for measuring environmental impact.

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“…The urgent need for adopting sustainable energy sources was mentioned in the Paris agreement (2015) and the member states mentioned that the access to such sources should be universal [5]. The above mentioned agreements served as a starting point for different projects and research, but Centobelli et al [6] emphasized that there are still several gaps such as the classifications of energy efficiency, the impact of energy efficiency, the environmental sustainability on supply chain performance, and the customer perspective in a sustainable and energy-efficient supply chain that need deeper research in order to achieve the objective of these agreements.…”

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A Critical Approach on Sustainable Renewable Energy Sources in Rural Area: Evidence from North-West Region of Romania

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Abstract:In the favorable context of a potential increase in the use of renewable energy sources in Romania, a research was conducted among the rural population in the North-West region of development in order to analyze public perception regarding this alternative energy production. A survey was conducted on a sample of 322 respondents and data was analyzed using different statistical methods (Principal Component Analysis, Cluster analysis, etc.). Results indicated a positive attitude towards renewable energy and support mainly from young and highly educated people. The percentage of users is relatively low and there is little intention in the future to switch to a renewable energy source even if it is perceived as a sustainable way of living. Lack of knowledge regarding renewable energy sources is the most important aspect and authorities should assume a mission in the public education of citizens in order to implement the measures and achieve the goals established in the national strategy plans.

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Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Efficient Supply Chain Management: A Review of Research Trends and Proposed Guidelines

Cited by 115 publications

References 184 publications

Real-World Fuel Consumption, Fuel Cost and Exhaust Emissions of Different Bus Powertrain Technologies

Real-World Fuel Consumption, Fuel Cost and Exhaust Emissions of Different Bus Powertrain Technologies

Energy Efficiency in Logistics: An Interactive Approach to Capacity Utilisation

A Critical Approach on Sustainable Renewable Energy Sources in Rural Area: Evidence from North-West Region of Romania

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