Reducing transportation CO2 emissions through pooling of supply networks: Perspectives from a case study in French retail chains

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 640-650

  Ballot, E ^a   Fontane, F ^b  

^a MINES ParisTech   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; collaboration; freight consolidation; network pooling; supply chain

Indexed keywords

CO2 EMISSIONS; COLLABORATION; DELIVERY FREQUENCY; FREIGHT CONSOLIDATION; LOGISTICAL NETWORK; NETWORK POOLING; RETAIL CHAINS; SUPPLY NETWORKS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 77957916149     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2010.489276     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (31)

1. Adamides, E. D., et al., 2008. Supporting collaboration in the development and management of lean supply networks. Production Planning and Control, 19 (1), 35-52.
2. Bookbinder, J. H. and Higginson, J. K., 2002. Probabilistic modeling of freight consolidation by private carriage. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 38 (5), 305-318.
3. Campbell, J. F., 1990. Freight consolidation and routing with transportation economies of scale. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 24 (5), 345-361.
4. Carbone, V. and Stone, M. A., 2005. Growth and relational strategies used by the European logistics service providers: rationale and outcomes. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 41 (6), 495-510. (Pubitemid 41226817)
5. CITEPA, 2009. Emissions dans l'air en France. Paris: Centre Interprofessionel Technique d'Etudes de la Pollution Atmosphérique.
6. Chapman, R. L. and Corso, M., 2005. Introductory paper: from continuous improvement to collaborative innovation: the next challenge in supply chain management. Production Planning and Control, 16 (4), 339-344. (Pubitemid 43203737)
7. Daganzo, C., 1988. Shipment composition enhancement at a consolidation center. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 22 (2), 103-124. (Pubitemid 18619669)
8. Donselaar, K. V., Kokke, K., and Allessie, M., 1998. Performance measurement in the transportation and distribution sector. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 28 (6), 434-450.
9. EMEP, 2007. EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook-2007. Report, Copenhagen: European Environment Agency.
10. Ergun, O., Kuyzu, G., and Savelsbergh, M., 2007a. Reducing truckload transportation costs through collaboration. Transportation Science, 41 (2), 206-221.
11. Ergun, O., Kuyzu, G., and Savelsbergh, M., 2007b. Shipper collaboration. Computers and Operations Research, 34 (6), 1551-1560. (Pubitemid 44556981)
12. European Commission, 2001. European transport policy for 2010: time to decide. Report, Luxembourg: European Commission.
13. Groothedde, B., Ruijgrok, C., and Tavasszy, L., 2005. Towards collaborative, intermodal hub networks: a case study in the fast moving consumer goods market. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 41 (6), 567-583. (Pubitemid 41226821)
14. Hageback, C. and Segerstedt, A., 2004. The need for co-distribution in rural areas: a study of Pajala in Sweden. International Journal of Production Economics, 89 (2), 153-163.
15. Hall, R. W., 1987. Direct versus terminal freight routing on a network with concave costs. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 21 (4), 287-298.
16. Hickman, J., et al., 1999. Methodology for calculating transport emissions and energy consumption. Technical report, Crowthorne: Transportation Research Laboratory.
17. 2 emissions from fuel combustion. Statistics, Paris: OECD/IEA.
18. Jørgensen, M. W. and Sorenson, S. C., 1997. Estimating emissions from railway traffic. MEET project report, Lyngby: Technical University of Denmark.
19. Joumard, R., 1999. Methods of estimation of atmospheric emissions from transport: European scientist network and scientific state-of-the art COST 319. Final report, Bron: INRETS.
20. Kreng, V. B. and Chen, F. T., 2007. Three echelon buyer-supplier delivery policy: a supply chain collaboration approach. Production Planning and Control, 18 (4), 338-349.
21. Kreng, V. B. and Chen, F. T., 2008. The benefits of a cross-docking delivery strategy: a supply chain collaboration approach. Production Planning and Control, 19 (3), 229-241.
22. 2 efficiency in road freight transportation: status quo, measures and potential. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 9 (6), 451-464. (Pubitemid 39379193)
23. McKinnon, A., 2000. Sustainable distribution: opportunities to improve vehicle loading. UNEP Industry and Environment (October-December), 26-30. (Pubitemid 32409097)
24. McKinnon, A., Ge, Y., and Leuchars, D., 2003. Analysis of transport efficiency in the UK food supply chain. Report, Edinburgh: Heriot-Watt University.
25. Naesens, K., Gelders, L., and Pintelon, L., 2009. A swift response framework for measuring the strategic fit for a horizontal collaborative initiative. International Journal of Production Economics, 121 (2), 550-561.
26. Pan, S., Ballot, E., and Fontane, F., 2009. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transport by merging supply chains. In: IESM' 2009, proceedings of the international conference on industrial engineering and systems management. Montréal, Canada, 13-15 May 2009.
27. Pooley, J. and Stenger, A. J., 1992. Modeling and evaluating shipment consolidation in a logistics system. Journal of Business Logistics, 13 (2), 153-174.
28. Schwartz, L., 2006. Reckitt Benckiser fait logistique commune. Logistiques Magazine, 1 Nov, pp. 54-59.
29. Tsoulfas, G. T. and Pappis, C. P., 2006. Environmental principles applicable to supply chains design and operation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14 (18), 1593-1602.
30. Tyan, J. C., Wang, F.-K., and Du, T. C., 2003. An evaluation of freight consolidation policies in global third party logistics. Omega-International Journal of Management Science, 31 (1), 55-62.
31. Vanek, F. M. and Morlok, E. K., 2000. Improving the energy efficiency of freight in the United States through commodity-based analysis: justification and implementation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 5 (1), 11-29.