Product Description: Die Reduzierung von Schadstoffemissionen, Ölpreissteigerungen und eine überlastete Verkehrsinfrastruktur haben die Rahmenbedingungen der Logistik in den letzten Jahren völlig verändert. Die aktualisierte Neuauflage des Werks greift die Änderungen in der Umweltpolitik auf, die den Kontext unternehmerischer Entscheidungen bestimmen...read more

Currently the notion of "sustainability" is used in an inflationary manner. Therefore the authors start with a definition which is stable to serve as an anchor for further research as well as for discussions among scientists, managers and politicians, ideally across different disciplines. The character of this book is purely conceptual. The argumentation is based on comparison of new and demanding requisites with existing models (process and network architectures in the field of logistics). Formerly neglected impacts on the environment will be included. Main features of a new approach will be developed which are capable to avoid these impacts and to align logistics with the requirements of sustainability. In order to make logistics sustainable large parts will have to be reinvented. The focus needs to be on decoupling transportation activities from economic growth rates.