THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A PETROCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
The structure of a company’s distribution network is of vital importance for competitiveness but also involves considerable costs. In recent years, competitive pressure as well as regulatory measures, especially in the European Union, have also raised awareness towards the environmental impact of supply chain activities. However, activities associated with the distribution of products are not yet subject to environmental regulations but this might change in the near future. Therefore, companies will have to consider not only economic but also environmental aspects in the design of their supply chains. Based on a case study from the petrochemical industry we present a way to evaluate (strategic) distribution network design decisions, taking into account economic as well as environmental criteria. The results of the analysis show a clear trade-off between (distribution) costs and transport carbon emissions.
Distribution network design Transport carbon emissions Case study
Stefan Treitl andWerner Jammernegg
Department of Information Systems and Operations, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Nordbergstrasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria
国际会议
北京
英文
229-232
2011-06-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）