Transportation versus perishability in life cycle energy consumption: A case study of the temperature-controlled food product supply chain

Vanek, Francis; Sun, Yao

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2008.07.001

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“…In total, there are 52 articles on the use of resources (see also Table VI for an overview), of which, 15 have specifically addressed the use of energy (Khan and Hanjra, 2009, Mundler and Rumpus, 2012, Vanek and Sun, 2008, Davis and Sonesson, 2008, Dalgaard et al, 2011. Water use was found to be the core topic in eight articles (Jeswani and …”

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Resource-efficient supply chains: a research framework, literature review and research agenda

Matopoulos

Barros

Vorst

2015

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. J.G.A.J. (Jack) van der VorstOperations Research and Logistics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Abstract Purpose -The study aims to define a research agenda for creating resource-efficient supply chains (RESCs) by identifying and analysing their key characteristics as well as future research opportunities. Design/methodology/approach -We follow a systematic review method to analyse the literature and to understand RESC, taking a substantive theory approach. Our approach is grounded in a specific domain, the agri-food sector, because it is an intensive user of an extensive range of resources.Findings -The review shows that works of literature has looked at the use of resources primarily from the environmental impact perspective. There is a need to explore whether or not and how logistics/supply chain decisions will affect the overall configuration of future food supply chains in an era of resource scarcity and depletion and what the trade-offs will be.Research limitations/implications -The paper proposes an agenda for future research in the area of RESC. The framework proposed along with the key characteristics identified for RESC can be applied to other sectors. Practical implications -Our research should facilitate further understanding of the implications and trade-offs of supply chain decisions taken on the use of resources by supply chain managers. Originality/value -The paper explores the interaction between supply chains and natural resources and defines the key characteristics of RESC.

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“…In addition, the perishability of products in transportation decisions has been considered by Vanek and Sun (2008). Finally, supply chain coordination aims at exploring the potential of supply chain integration in reducing the use of raw materials and resources across the supply chain.…”

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Resource-efficient supply chains: a research framework, literature review and research agenda

Matopoulos

Barros

Vorst

2015

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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“…Based on a comparative study on Canada's 12 major cities with various policies in place to curb private vehicle use, Poudenx argued that competitively designed transportation modes is a major way to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions [12]. Using lifecycle analysis, Vanek and Sun concluded that rail relative to other means of transportation can better reduce carbon dioxide [13]. This conclusion is similar to the findings of Song et al [14].…”

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Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of the Transportation Sector in Shanghai

Kai-ya

2014

Sustainability

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This article investigates changes in the transportation sector in Shanghai between 2000 and 2010 and the implications of this on transportation energy consumption and energy efficiency. The results show that from 2000 to 2010: (1) the traffic energy consumption increased from 597.96 million tons of carbon to 2070.22 million tons of carbon, with an average annual growth rate of 13.49%, and oil met 94.49% of this energy demand by 2010; (2) among present transportation modes, waterway transportation accounts for over 50% of the energy consumption within the transportation sector (on the dominant transportation modes for Shanghai residents, private car use accounted for the largest proportion of energy consumption, whereas rail transportation accounted for the smallest proportion of energy consumption); (3) the energy consumption per unit conversion traffic volume had an upward trend, whereas the energy consumption per unit output value showed a declining trend. Across the study period, the energy consumption elasticity coefficient is 0.94 on average, indicating that the change rate of energy consumption has lagged behind that of economic growth. Correspondingly, some recommendations for energy policy were presented.

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“…Wang and Rutherford [23] have assessed the energy consumption and conservation potential in natural gas supply chain by the liquefied natural gas carriers. Vanek and Sun [24] explored the energy conservation potential for the temperature controlled perishable food supply chain, from crop to packaged product to consumer, by integrating the life cycle energy consumption model. However, most of these studies are focused on the single or typical process of the supply chain, and the unified energy conservation assessment method is needed to be applied to the different supply chain modes of table grapes.…”

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Energy Conservation Potential Assessment Method for Table Grapes Supply Chain

Xiao

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:Energy consumption is one of the most crucial issues in the table grapes supply chain. However, the potential for energy conservation assessment is still limited because of the complexity of the process. The aim of this paper is to propose an energy conservation potential assessment method in order to increase energy consumption transparency and help managers take appropriate energy conservation measures to reduce the energy consumption in the table grapes supply chain. The conservation potential assessment in three kinds of the supply chain modes (the normal chain, the cold insulation chain and the cold chain), were realized by integrating the actual energy consumption investigated with the unified energy consumption per unit energy factor that represents the energy consumption throughout the entire product lifecycle. According to the comprehensive analysis of the energy consumption compared with the energy conservation potential in actual supply chain of table grapes, the proposed energy conservation potential assessment method could provide a unified method for evaluating the energy conservation potential in different supply chain mode of table grapes. The energy conversation potential in cold insulation chain, which was about 0.985, was the highest and that in cold chain, which was about 0.935, was the smallest. However, the cold chain was still the optimal supply chain for the table grapes because of the characteristics of the longest storage shelf life and the lowest quality decay, and the cold chain energy consumption would be further reduced by adopting the more advanced refrigeration and preservation technologies. The proposed energy conservation potential assessment method could be extended for other supply chain applications to evaluate their own energy conservation potential, and thus, reduce their energy consumption.

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Transportation versus perishability in life cycle energy consumption: A case study of the temperature-controlled food product supply chain

Cited by 36 publications

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Resource-efficient supply chains: a research framework, literature review and research agenda

Resource-efficient supply chains: a research framework, literature review and research agenda

Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of the Transportation Sector in Shanghai

Energy Conservation Potential Assessment Method for Table Grapes Supply Chain

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