Public Policies on Sustainable Logistics and the Impact on Third-Party Logistics Provider

Public Policies on Sustainable Logistics and the Impact on Third-Party Logistics Provider

👓 Martin Töbelmann
Public Policies on Sustainable Logistics and the Impact on Third-Party Logistics Provider

Public Policies on Sustainable Logistics and the Impact on Third-Party Logistics Provider

✅ Masters Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: Distinction 78%, University of Westminster, course: Logistics and Supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: The logistics sector is growing rapidly. Freight transport has increased by 31 per cent between 1995 and 2005. As the volume of world trade rises, the European Commission predicts a further 50 per cent increase by 2020. But the logistics sector faces a number of challenges. Besides globalisation, means supply chains have become longer and more complex, increasing traffic congestion and soaring fuel prices, the logistics industry faces public and state environmental concerns, such as air and water pollution, energy con- sumption or waste disposal. Studies show that transportation and logistics can account for up to 75 per cent of a businesss carbon footprint. National governments and the European Union have therefore introduced a number of measures to green transport and in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Policy-makers and their policies and regulations on sustainable logistics are assumed to play a critical role in the future development of sustainable logistics.The key research questions areQ1: How do 3PL companies see their current corporate activity in terms of sustainable logistics dependent on governmental policies and regulationsQ2: To what extent do 3PL firms think that governmental policies and regulations are n...



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