Synergies and misalignments in lean and green practices: a logistics industry perspective

Sanchez Rodrigues, Vasco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-3079 and Kumar, Maneesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-1382 2019. Synergies and misalignments in lean and green practices: a logistics industry perspective. Production Planning and Control 30 (5-6) , pp. 369-384. 10.1080/09537287.2018.1501812

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Abstract

This paper conducts an exploratory case study-based research in three companies to identify the main synergies and misalignments between Lean and Green in the context of a range of distribution networks operating globally, regionally and domestically. The research strategy applied by this study is exploratory multiple case studies in three companies, particularly in the road transport and logistics sector. Semi-structured interviews with fifteen executives from three companies were conducted to identify activities within logistics operations leading to synergies and misalignment between Lean and Green practices. The outcome of the three cases shows that several improvements can be achieved by the simultaneous adoption of Lean and Green. The study contributes to the literature by extending the research in the logistics sector and providing examples from a wide variety of logistics operations on synergies and misalignments between Lean and Green practices. The findings and outcome of this study are a starting point for further research in the logistics sector.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0953-7287
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 April 2018
Date of Acceptance:	29 March 2018
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2023 10:36
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/111009

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