Achieve a low carbon supply chain through product mix

Supply Chain Coordination through Lead Time Crashing in a Socially Responsible Supply Chain Considering Transportation Modes and Carbon Emissions Tax

In this paper, a socially responsible supply chain consisting of one supplier and one retailer is proposed. The supplier decides on replenishment cycle multiplier and the retailer invests in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and decides on the order-up-to-level under a periodic review replenishment policy. The retailer’s decisions impact on the supplier’s probability as well as the supply c...

Toward Deadline Aware Low Carbon Supply Chain

Reduction of CO2 emissions and moving toward a low carbon economy is the great challenge of our time. Aside from the ecological impact, low carbon solutions offer a huge business opportunity. At the same time, organizations must remain competitive and compliant to business rules. One of the important quality criteria in supply chain is temporal compliance. Tasks must be executed within agreed u...

A New Mathematical Model for a Multi-product Supply Chain Network with a Preventive Maintenance Policy

The supply chain network design (SCND) implicates decision-making at a strategic level and makes it possible to create an effective and helpful context for managing. The aim of the network is to minimize the total cost so that customer's demands should be met. Preventive maintenance is pre-determined work performed to a schedule with the aim of preventing the wear and tear or sudden failure of ...

The Low-Carbon Operations in Ecotourism Service Supply Chain Management

The ecotourism has quickly developed as the fastest growing industry in recent years. Ecotourism is one kind of tourism industry that also consists of complex service providers like travel agents, hotels, transportations (such as airplane, bus, and ship) restaurants, and destinations, connecting with operational diversity; therefore, those of supported services are linked with a supply chain to...

Managing Product Returns to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability: An Exploratory Study and Research Propositions