Sustainable chemical logistics: A case study on eco-labelling
Thomas Kirschstein, Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy, Halle
Flash Presentation: Supply Chain & Sustainability Management
Video Conference Room (BigBlueButton): https://bbb.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/meeting/SmartPSE2022-Kirschstein
Abstract: In chemical industry vast amounts of bulk commodities are shipped over large distances. Thereby, material availability as well as logistics costs have been the primary performance indicators in chemical logistics. However, during the transition process towards green chemis-try, environmental objectives have to be considered in chemical logistics, too. In a compre-hensive case study for a chemical company it is illustrated how costs and environmental objec-tives can be considered in a distribution planning problem. Intermodal and pure road transport options are evaluated such that the trade-off between total cost and total emissions is quanti-fied. The eco-friendliness of different transport plans is finally evaluated by eco-labels.