Tools, Methodologies and Techniques Applied to Sustainable Supply Chains

• 1. Verfasser: García-Alcaraz, Jorge Luis (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Schlagworte: closed-loop supply chain; sensitivity analysis; hospital supply chain; genetic algorithm; systems thinking; cogeneration; urban logistics; VRP; green logistics; pallet management strategy; model; design of territories; contract farming; star network; alpha-stable regression; alpha-stable distribution; sustainability; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop network; optimal plant location; system dynamics; contract coordination; green supplier selection; residue collection; supply chain management; remanufacturing; social network analysis; hospital logistics; environmental collaboration; fuzzy linear programming; MIPL; agro-food supply chain; green lean; benefits; travel time uncertainty; layout planning; supply chain innovation; sustainable manufacturing; reliability; environmental impact; warranty decision; hospital sustainability; healthcare logistics; Russia; Sugarcane Crop Residues (SCRs); optimization of bioenergy supply chain decisions; what-if analysis; reusable handling system; environmental assessment tool; green supply chain; green manufacturing; waste management; bearability; life cycle assessment; electricity markets; fuzzy logic; urban road network; reverse logistics; electricity prices; systematic review; tire waste management; healthcare services; collaboration; Mexico; sustainable hospital management; delivering products; attributes; multi-objective optimization; causal models
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Supply chains are currently globalized and companies operate internationally owing to the fact that raw materials, production processes, and the consumption of the final products are carried out in different countries. This implies high material and information flow, which incurs high costs associat...