Life cycle comparison of traditional retail and e-commerce logistics for electronic products: A case study of buy.com

2009 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST '09 in Cooperation with 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Weber, Christopher L ^a   Hendrickson, Chris T ^a   Matthews, H Scott ^a   Nagengast, Amy ^a   Nealer, Rachael ^a   Jaramillo, Paulina ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e commerce; Life cycle; Logistics

Indexed keywords

E-COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; ENERGY USE; GHG EMISSION; LOWER ENERGIES;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; LOGISTICS; RESEARCH; SALES; TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 77950992393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156681     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (22)

1. Abukhader SM. "Eco-efficiency in the era of electronic tail - should 'Eco-Effectiveness' approach be adopted?" Journal of Cleaner Production 16.7 (2008): 801-808.
2. Abukhader, Sajed and Gunilla Jonson. "E-tail and the environment: a gateway to the renewal of greening supply chains." International Journal of Technology Management 28.2 (2004): 274-288.
3. Bizstats. 2008. Sept. 16 2008. 〈http://www.bizstats.com〉.
4. Burnham, A., M. Wang, and Y. Wu. 2006. Development and Applications of GREET 2.7 - The Transportation Vehicle-Cycle Model. Argonne, IL: Argonne National Laboratory.
5. CBECS. 2003. Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey. Oct. 7 2008 〈http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/cbecs2003/detailed-tables-2003/ detailed-tables-2003.html〉.
6. Davis, S. C. and S. W. Diegel. 2007. Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 26. Oak Ridge: Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL-6978.
7. DOT. 2002. National Household Travel Survey Summary Results. Aug. 1 2008, 〈http://www.bts.gov/programs/national-household-travel-survey/〉.
8. EPA. 2006. Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, 1990-2004. Washington, D.C.: US Environmental Protection Agency.
9. Facanha, C. and A. Horvath. 2006. "Environmental assessment of freight transportation in the U.S." International Journal of Life-cycle Assessment 11(4): 229-239.
10. Hendrickson, CT., et.al. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Goods and Services: An Input-Output Approach. Resources for the Future (2006).
11. IEA. Energy Balances of OECD Countries. Paris: International Energy Agency, 2008.
12. Jaramillo, P., W. M. Griffin, and H. S. Matthews. "Comparative Life Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation." Environmental Science and Technology 41.17 (2007): 6290-6296.
13. Kim, Junbeum, et. Al. (2008) Design and Assessment of a Sustainable Networked System in the U.S.; Case study of Book Delivery System. Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 19-21 2008. San Francisco, CA.
14. Matthews, H. S., Hendrickson, C. T., and Soh, D. L. "Environmental and Economic Effects of E-Tail: A Case Study of Book Publishing and Retail Logistics." Transportation Research Record 1763 (2001): 6-12.
15. Matthews, H. S., Williams, E., Tagami, T., and Hendrickson, C. T. (2002). "Energy implications of online book retailing in the United States and Japan." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 22.5 (2002): 493-507.
16. Sivaraman D, et.al.. "Comparative energy, environmental, and economic analysis of traditional and e-tail DVD rental networks." Journal of Industrial Ecology 11.3 (2007): 77-91.
17. Taylor, C., and Koomey, J., "Estimating Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Internet Advertising", Working Paper, February 2008.
18. Toffel, MW Horvath A. "Environmental implications of wireless technologies: News delivery and business meetings". Environmental Science and Technology, 38.11 (2004): 2961-2970.
19. US Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration. 2008. 2007 Electric Power Annual. Aug. 1 2008
20. UPS. 2007. 2006 UPS Corporate Sustainability Report August 2008. Oct. 7 2008 〈http://www.sustainability.ups.com/docs/UPS-2007-Sustainability- Report.pdf〉.
21. URI. 2008. United Refrigeration Inc. Sept. 15 2008 〈http://www.uri. com〉.
22. Williams, Eric, 2004. Energy Intensity of Computer Manufacturing: Hybrid Assessment Combining Process and Economic Input-Output Methods, Environmental Science & Technology 38 (22), 6166-6174 .