International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 40 Issue 1/2

The sustainable agenda and energy efficiency: Logistics solutions and supply chains in times of climate change

Árni Halldórsson, Gyöngyi Kovács

This double special issue called for logistics solutions and supply chains in times of climate change. The purpose of this editorial is to investigate the current and future…

Green, lean, and global supply chains

Diane Mollenkopf, Hannah Stolze, Wendy L. Tate, Monique Ueltschy

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among green, lean, and global supply chain strategies as found in the literature, with emphasis on the concurrent…

Product‐level carbon auditing of supply chains: Environmental imperative or wasteful distraction?

Alan C. McKinnon

Interest in product‐level carbon auditing and labelling has been growing in both business and government circles. The purpose of this paper is to examine the practical problems…

The impact of logistics uncertainty on sustainable transport operations

Vasco Sanchez‐Rodrigues, Andrew Potter, Mohamed M. Naim

The purpose of this paper is to refine a logistics triad uncertainty model taking a supply chain perspective, to determine and assess the different causes and sources of supply…

Environmental impacts as buying criteria for third party logistical services

Christina Wolf, Stefan Seuring

The purpose of the paper is to analyse whether environmental issues form a supplier selection criteria of companies when sourcing third party logistics (3PL) services.

Comparative analysis of the carbon footprints of conventional and online retailing: A “last mile” perspective

Julia B. Edwards, Alan C. McKinnon, Sharon L. Cullinane

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the carbon intensity of “last mile” deliveries (i.e. deliveries of goods from local depots to the home) and personal shopping trips.

Incorporating impoverished communities in sustainable supply chains

Jeremy Hall, Stelvia Matos

The purpose of this paper is to explore recent calls to include social and environmental considerations in supply chains by analyzing the sourcing of raw materials from…

Sustainability and energy efficiency: Research implications from an academic roundtable and two case examples

Remko van Hoek, Mark Johnson

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to answer the questions posed by the special issue editors using insights from leading academics in the field and case examples drawn from…

Measuring the impact of research

Rebecca Marsh