Search for dissertations about: "logistics environment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words logistics environment.
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1. Exploring logistics actions enabling environmentally sustainable freight transport
Abstract : To curb unsustainable freight transport trends; such as transport growth, larger dependency on road transport and generally an increased share of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, actions needs to be taken among actors in the logistics system. The purpose of this thesis is to explore logistics actions that enable environmentally sustainable freight transport. READ MORE
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2. Exploring shippers, logistics service providers and their relationships in facilitating green logistics
Abstract : The logistics industry causes various harms to the environment. The literature assigns the main responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (logistics buyers) and logistics service providers (LSPs), which motivated studying them in this thesis. READ MORE
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3. Packaging Logistics Performance
Abstract : Today’s trends are the ever growing competition with increased globalization and sustainability. Together with ongoing technological developments and the demand for right quality of products and services, this has also resulted in increased demands for legislation and traceability. READ MORE
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4. Towards environmentally sustainable freight transport: shippers' logistics actions to improve load factor performance
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explain how shippers’ logistics actions contribute to environmentally sustainable freight transport, by clarifying the link between logistics activities and the resulting load factor performance. Five studies have been undertaken, which have given rise to six papers. READ MORE
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5. Logistics Systems for Recycling - Efficient Collection of Household Waste
Abstract : This dissertation investigates collection and recycling of household waste with focus on packaging materials. The purpose is how to describe and explain the d esign of a collection system according to different system environments in orde r to achieve high logistics performance in terms of low cost and high service. READ MORE