Sustainable Logistics Networks in Sparsely Populated Areas
A logistics network is the ‘connective tissue ’ in a comprehensive supply chain and often the decisive factor for the chain’s ultimate success. Logistics networks in sparsely populated areas are facing different challenges than those that operating in relatively densely inhabited ones. This paper di...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.613.6020 2023-05-15T17:43:26+02:00 Sustainable Logistics Networks in Sparsely Populated Areas Wei Deng Solvang Moulay Hicham Hakam The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2009 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.613.6020 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.613.6020 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. Logistics Network Sparsely Populated Areas Sustainability text 2009 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T14:37:57Z A logistics network is the ‘connective tissue ’ in a comprehensive supply chain and often the decisive factor for the chain’s ultimate success. Logistics networks in sparsely populated areas are facing different challenges than those that operating in relatively densely inhabited ones. This paper discusses, firstly, various critical success factors of a logistics network in order for it to sustain in sparsely populated areas. The challenges of establishing and operating a logistics network in sparsely populated areas are then identified and discussed. A case study has been conducted in the context of a region in Northern Norway where the average population rate is 4.3 persons each square kilometer. The paper suggests that, by combining reverse logistics networks with forward ones, social, economic and environmental sustain-able logistics networks can be achieved. The challenges of integrating forward and reverse logistics networks in North-ern Norway are discussed in the final part. Text Northern Norway Unknown Norway |
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A logistics network is the ‘connective tissue ’ in a comprehensive supply chain and often the decisive factor for the chain’s ultimate success. Logistics networks in sparsely populated areas are facing different challenges than those that operating in relatively densely inhabited ones. This paper discusses, firstly, various critical success factors of a logistics network in order for it to sustain in sparsely populated areas. The challenges of establishing and operating a logistics network in sparsely populated areas are then identified and discussed. A case study has been conducted in the context of a region in Northern Norway where the average population rate is 4.3 persons each square kilometer. The paper suggests that, by combining reverse logistics networks with forward ones, social, economic and environmental sustain-able logistics networks can be achieved. The challenges of integrating forward and reverse logistics networks in North-ern Norway are discussed in the final part. |
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