TY - BOOK ID - 4865264 TI - Toward Sustainable Operations of Supply Chain and Logistics Systems AU - Kachitvichyanukul, Voratas. AU - Sethanan, Kanchana. AU - Golinska- Dawson, Paulina. PY - 2015 SN - 9783319190068 3319190059 9783319190051 3319190067 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Environment. KW - Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Biotechnology. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Sciences de l'environnement KW - Biotechnologie KW - Développement durable KW - Business logistics -- Management. KW - Sustainable development -- Research. KW - Civil & Environmental Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Environmental Engineering KW - Business logistics KW - Sustainable development KW - Management. KW - Research. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Environmental aspects KW - Production management. KW - Environmental engineering. KW - Operations Management. KW - Economic development KW - Manufacturing management KW - Industrial management KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - Supply chain management KW - Logistics KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental effects KW - Environmental stresses KW - Engineering KW - Environmental health KW - Environmental protection KW - Pollution KW - Sustainable engineering UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4865264 AB - This book addresses critical issues in today’s logistics operations and supply chain management, with a special focus on sustainability.  In dedicated chapters the authors address aspects concerning multimode logistics operations, reverse network configuration, forward and reverse supply chain integration, improvement of the production operations and management of the recovery activities, as well as carbon footprint reduction in transportation. Selected best practices from different countries and industries are presented to aid in the implementation of sustainable policies in private enterprises and at public-sector institutions. The book offers a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners who wish to deepen their expertise in the field of logistics operations and management with regard to sustainability issues.  The book examines both qualitative and qualitative aspects of sustainable supply chain and logistics operations. ER -