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1、绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 1 文献出处：Fransoo J C.Green Logistics:Enablers for Sustainable Development J.Supply chain management:an international journal,2014,8(2):122-131.原文 GREEN LOGISTICS:ENABLERS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Jan C.Fransoo Eindhoven University of Technology,Netherlands 1 INTRODUCTION Logistics is

2、 the backbone of industry and commerce.As a discipline,it describes the management and coordination of activities along supply chains.These activities include freight transport,storage,inventory management,materials handling and related information processing.A large part of logistics activities are

3、 often outsourced to specialized providers that provide cost-effective services.Research has shown that,at least in high income economies,the value of services is not assessed in monetary and service quality terms alone.In making decisions,logistics professionals are increasingly taking into conside

4、ration external effects such as emissions,pollution,noise,and accidents.The last LPI report release in 2012,for instance,pointed out that in shipments to OECD countries,environmentally friendly solutions are considered far more often than elsewhere.Mounting regulatory pressure,together with changes

5、in customer preferences,are the main drivers of this phenomenon.One of the more widely used terms to describe this set of preferences is green Logistics,especially when the activities of logistics service providers are concerned.Research,including a recent book by Alan McKinnon,has established that

6、green Logistics is an emerging concern of private operators and providers and users of logistics.From a policy standpoint,and especially for the global environment,green Logistics is potentially a major topic as well:estimates vary,but about 15%of global greenhouse gas emissions(GHG)can be traced to

7、 logistics activities.Green Logistics may not be an independent policy area.Rather,the supply chain 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 2 perspective provides a framework to understand and deal with issues that are separate but ultimately interrelated.Importantly,looking at supply chains helps policy makers understand t

8、he interests and actions of private sector operators.Green Logistics may therefore propose a number of tools and identify emerging sustainable solutions contributing to the overarching objective of green Growth.From a policy perspective,logistics cut across several areas and sectors.The performance

9、of supply chains depends on areas or activities where government as regulator or catalyst of investment is critical,such as:Transport infrastructure:road and rail corridors,ports and airports The efficiencies of logistics services:services include not only modal freight transport,but also warehousin

10、g and intermediary services,such as brokers and forwarders,and related information-flow management.In modern economies,the trend is towards integration in multi-activity logistics providers(3PLs,4PLs)to which industrial and commercial firms outsource their supply chain activities.Understanding the r

11、egulatory dimension of services is becoming increasingly critical to the development of effective policies in areas such as:professional and operational standards,regulation of entry in market and professions,competition,enforcement.Procedures applying to the merchandise,such as trade procedures(cus

12、toms and other controls).The soft infrastructure that supports information or financial flow associated with the physical movements along supply chains:IT infrastructure,payment systems.The concept of national logistics performance capturing the outcome of these policies is widely recognized by poli

13、cy makers and the private sector worldwide as a critical contribution to national competitiveness.A key question for sustainable development is how to integrate supply chain participants concern with environmental sustainability with the concept of national logistics performance.Within logistics,tra

14、nsport creates the largest environmental footprint.But the volume of emissions can vary greatly,depending on the mode of transport.The volume of emission per ton per km increases by an order of magnitude from maritime to land transportation and to air transportation.This is a key environmental aspec

15、t of 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 3 logistics that is not taken into consideration by most supply chain operators.Logistics experts typically integrate freight modes and other related activities so that the transport and distribution network is used in the most efficient manner,which is important for keeping emis

16、sions in check,as well.Depending on the type of industry and geographical region,supply chain operators can place varying emphasis on the reliability of supply chains,as well.In summary,supply chain choices typically include multiple criteria and trade-offs,and this makes an analysis of their enviro

17、nmental impact complex;the most environmentally friendly choices do not only depend on mode of transportation,but also on other elements,such as efficiency and reliability.To reduce the environmental footprint of a supply chain,the focus should be on several dimensions and should select the best mod

18、e of transport,efficient movements,and innovation.Comprehensive work on greening individual modes of transportation is already available.Here,the key drivers have been energy efficiency and the urge to diminish various types of emission.Given the integrated nature of supply chains,however,the manner

19、 in which price signals and incentives catalyze supply chain structure is a rather intricate problem:lower-emission modes of transport(maritime,e.g.)are typically also less reliable or have other limitations(such as maritime access to a landlocked country).Such limitations may include the cost of su

20、ch technologies,the temperature range within which they can be used or the availability of certain types of fuel.It is therefore critical to complement the current knowledge about emissions produced by different modes of transportation with an understanding of what drives the demand for Green Logist

21、ics within supply chains.The emerging response is likely to take the form of top-down policy,such as measures in the form of standards or taxes addressing emissions(GHG,SO2,NOx)by mode of freight.For instance,a cap on SO2 emissions on major maritime routes will go into effect at the end of 20152.At

22、least as important is the response from the bottom up.These are supply-chain strategies coming from the private sector in response to policy or price changes,but also demand from consumers,clients and stake-holders.Green Supply Chain management has to be taken seriously by policy 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 4 ma

23、kers.An exclusive focus on price mechanism(including taxes),as is the current tendency,may miss some of the major driver of changes in supply chain management.Another complication,at least in the context of international trade,is that the focus on the impact on international logistics does not captu

24、re the footprint of production processes.These processes may have different impact than the supply chain itself,as in the case of food production.There is also evidence that much of the environmental footprint of logistics operations is tied to short distances and distribution.Green Logistics is int

25、imately linked with concerns such as urban congestion,and innovations in Logistics are critical to sustainable supply chains.Grassroots innovations in Logistics have recently flourished,often producing win-win solutions in terms of jobs and the environment.More generally,there is increasing awarenes

26、s that green supply chains can be also competitive,either because the awareness of the environment helps productivity or because consumers expect it,particularly in wealthy countries.A concrete case in point is also the so-called sulphur emission regulation by IMO that enters into force on January 1

27、,2015 in most of North Sea,Baltic Sea and along west and east coasts of US&Canada(bar Alaska).Ships have to go over from fuel with 1.5%sulphur to 0.1%sulphur or invest in so-called scrubbers,that absorb the sulphur from exhaust gases;technology that is still nascent in the maritime context.Scrubber

28、investment per cargo ship is USD 2 million and uo with multiples as the ship engine size increases,with annual maintenance cost approx.7-10%of investment.This seemingly innocent and rather technical change is going to have a huge impact on shipping and the spillover effect to other modes&Supply chai

29、ns are goi ng to be significant Green Logistics also encompasses potentially longer-term concerns.A green focus within logistics analysis could examine a supply chain vulnerability to climate events or to large swings in the price of transport inputs,for instance.A recent volcanic episode in Iceland

30、 showed the vulnerability of one specific supply chain that relies heavily on air freight fresh produce coming from Africa spoiled when flights were cancelled because of the volcanic ash.Resilience concerns and other form of 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 5 uncertainty are likely to shape supply chain choices by re

31、gional and global operators.Given the importance of trade in components and intra-firm trade,how large operators develop green supply chain strategies will have profound economic impact.Resilient and greener supply chains are likely to be less extended and leaner,for example,though the consequences

32、for trade and integration of low income economies cannot be treated fully here.Policy makers should be concerned by both the supply and demand aspects of logistics environmental dimensions.So far,the policy focus has been on modal footprint and has not taken into account a supply chain perspective.T

33、here have not been major initiatives in Green Logistics,even in the countries most sensitive to the issue,such as those in Northern Europe.Rather the most important changes have occurred as a combination of largely uncoordinated public and private initiatives:voluntary behavior by shippers,innovatio

34、n in terms of technology,information(environmental logistics dashboard)or services,or common public-private objectives such as in modal shifts.2 DEFINING GREEN LOGISTICS AND GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT There are many variations in the terminology regarding green logistics and green supply chain ma

35、nagement.This section aims at providing a brief overview on some of the key terms used in the literature.Green logistics refers mainly to environmental issues related to transportation,material handling and storage,inventory control,warehousing,packaging,and facility location allocation decisions(Mi

36、n&Kim,2012).Gonzalez-Benito and Gonzalez-Benito(2006)use the term environmental logistics to describe logistics practices that are divided into supply/purchasing,transportation,warehousing and distribution,and reverse logistics and waste management.Although distribution is considered to be one of th

37、e interrelated areas of supply chain management,the term green distribution has also been used to describe the whole process of integrating environmental concerns into transportation,packaging,labelling and reverse logistics(Shi et al.,2012).Reverse logistics is often used as a synonym to efforts to

38、 reduce the 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 6 environmental impact of the supply chain by recycling,reusing and remanufacturing.However,originally green logistics was used to describe the movement of the material against the primary flow in the form of commercial returns,wrong deliveries and recalls etc.,i.e.from th

39、e customer towards the producer.(Rogers&Tibben-Lembke,2001.)In addition to reverse logistics,closed-loop supply chain has also been used to emphasize that the reverse flow of material(e.g.Zhu et al.,2008).However,the activities motivated mainly by environmental concerns might be better labelled as g

40、reen reverse logistics(Hazen,Cegielski&Hanna,2011)or in the more general terms of green or environmental logistics(Rogers&Tibben-Lembke,2001)instead of reverse logistics or closed-loop supply chains.The above-mentioned concepts are mainly used to describe the actions taken by the logistics service p

41、rovider side.Green supply chain management(GSCM)is a more extensive concept that has been gaining increasing interest among practitioners and academia and is mainly directed towards manufacturing companies.The term implies that the focus of environmental management has shifted from a facility or org

42、anization level to supply chain level(Linton et al.,2007).Srivastava(2007)defines that GSCM is integrating environmental thinking into supply chain management,including product design,material sourcing and selection,manufacturing processes,delivery of the final product to the consumers as well as en

43、d-of-life management of the product after its useful life.GSCM is also known as environmental supply chain management(ESCM)(e.g.Zsidisin&Siferd,2001;Walker et al.,2008).Some authors(e.g.Seuring&Meller,2008;Craig&Carter,2008)use sustainable supply chain management(SSCM)as a synonym of GSCM or ESCM al

44、though they mostly focus on the environmental aspect of sustainability,thereby paying less attention on economic and social aspects.According to Zhu et al.(2005)GSCM is strongly related to inter-organisational activities such as industrial ecosystems,industrial ecology,product life cycle analysis,ex

45、tended producer responsibility and product stewardship.GSCM is often described to consist of green purchasing,green manufacturing,green distribution/green marketing and reverse logistics(Hervani et al.,2005).Green 绿色物流外文文献翻译最新译文 7 or environmental purchasing or green supply refers to efforts to impr

46、ove environmental performance of purchased inputs or of suppliers that provide them(Bowen et al.,2001).Green manufacturing is typically tried to be achieved by various types of environmental practices,such as pollution control,pollution prevention and product stewardship(Hart,1995).The definitions o

47、f GSCM emphasize that environmentally conscious practices are evident in all stages of the supply chain and the product life-cycle(Hervani et al.,2005).Furthermore,Vachon and Klassen(2006)divide these green supply chain management practices into two sets:one of them being environmental monitoring an

48、d the other environmental collaboration.In the former the focus is on arm length transaction in which the buying organisation evaluates and monitors its suppliers,and in the latter the environmental solutions are developed jointly.GSCM activities aim at achieving market advantages and profits while

49、reducing environmental impacts.One generally used concept to measure the effect of supply chain activities on natural environment is the environmental or ecological footprint.It accounts for human demand on global biological resources and compares the level of consumption with the available amount o

50、f bioproductive land and sea area and has been designed to show whether this ustainability threshold is exceeded(Wiedmann&Barrett,2010).Lately the use of carbon footprint has increased rapidly but the question still remains whether it should contain only carbon dioxide emissions or other greenhouse