Green Supply Chain: Green Investments on Modern Technology

Green Supply Chain
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Green supply chain is whereby an organization adheres to sustainability principles in its production processes with the same principles being adopted across the entire value and supply chains. The aim of green supply chain is to curb on the environmental risks that are posed by emission of greenhouse gases and also benefit from the opportunities that are presented across the entire supply chain across the world (Bapna, 2012). Therefore, emission of green house gases (GHG) is measured in both the operations of the companies as well as the activities that are carried out across the value chains.
There are numerous techniques that can be used by an organization in order to adopt a green supply chain. The first recommendation of going green in the transportation industry is adopting the aspect of consolidation. Consolidation enables transporters, especially shippers and transportation companies, to fill a vessel into near capacity. This would ensure that there is significant reduction in network miles and thus lead to efficiency in fuel consum...