Title :
How to reduce the carbon footprint of road freight on supply chains?
Author :
Jaegler, Arnaud ; Gondran, Natacha
Author_Institution :
BEM-Manage. Sch., Talence, France
Abstract :
Rendering the supply chain more carbon-friendly is an innovative idea progressively adopted by industry. Transport accounts for one-fifth of the carbon emissions that are generated on French territory. Among the different transport modes, road transport is the one responsible for the majority of transport emissions. Our research focuses on the CO2 emissions along the supply chain due to road freight transport. Accordingly, we conduct a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment of a transport company. The main objectives of the study are twofold: identifying the main emission sources and improving green supply chains.
Keywords :
air pollution control; supply chains; transportation; French territory; GHG emission assessment; carbon dioxide emissions; emission source identification; green supply chain improvement; greenhouse gas emission assessment; road freight carbon footprint reduction; road freight transport; supply chains; transport company; transport modes; Carbon dioxide; Companies; Global warming; Green products; Roads; Supply chains; Tires; carbon emissions; road freight; supply chain;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Logistics and Transport (ICALT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0314-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICAdLT.2013.6568443