The Importance of Transport and Logistics Services in Green Supply Chain Management
P. Bhanu Krishna1, K.V. Vamsi Krishna2, M. Kuladeep3, G. Karuna Kumar4

1P. Bhanu Krishna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2K.V. Vamsi Krishna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3M. Kuladeep, Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4G. Karuna Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.L. University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Manuscript received on 15 November 2012 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 November 2012 | Manuscript Published on 30 November 2012 | PP: 123-126 | Volume-1 Issue-6, November 2012 | Retrieval Number: E0347101612/2012©BEIESP
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Abstract: This paper is focused on the importance of transportation & logistics in green supply chain management (GSCM).It is very important for all the related industries to realize the importance of implementing best practices to protect the health of our planet Earth. If no attention is given to the environmental consequences and to ways of addressing environmental challenges in that sector, the beautiful promises of a better lifestyle associated with the information age will be tarnished by the poor quality of our essential commodities – clean air, clear water, and pristine soils. Although GSCM has been comprehensively reviewed, there are areas around Green supply chain that still require further study. One is a gap in the literature in terms of the stakeholder’s views towards green supply chain. Stakeholders would definitely have different views about this and can sometimes be conflicting from the company’s point of view. Some stakeholders would go against green supply chain management and some would not. This paper recommends that researchers should focus more towards qualitative study such as interviews in understanding the different stakeholder views towards green supply chain management to portray the different views about the concept and how this, in the end, implicates management decisions. This is done with the help of four methodologies viz. Reverse Logistics, Calculating the amount of Co2 released, shipment consolidation and Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
Keywords: GSCM = [Green purchasing] + [Green manufacturing/materials management] + [Green Distribution / marketing through Shipment Consolidation] + [Reverse logistics]

Scope of the Article: Manufacturing IoT