Article

Understanding Efficiencies Behind Logistics Service Providers' Green Offerings

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Purpose – Awareness of environmental impacts on society is increasing among companies. In order to
turn environmental problems into business opportunities, many companies are beginning to consider how
environmental, or green aspects can be integrated into their service offerings. This opportunity can be of
specific interest to logistics service providers, whose core business is an environmental impact in itself.
The purpose of this article is to indicate where green-labelled logistics service providers are positioned today
in their development, and to seek the underlying rationale in development of green service offerings.
Design/methodology/approach – This article takes a logistics service provider’s perspective and
is based on a multiple case study of six companies. The analysis is based on cross-case analysis, and
empirical, as well as theoretical, pattern matching.
Findings – The attitude towards a green approach differs among the case companies: while some are
working towards a green integration throughout the entire business, others offer green alternatives to the
original service offering. The results point to possible explanations for these differences, and include
differences in range of service offerings, size, and to different management principles for green aspects.
Practical implications – The article can inspire logistics service providers in their continuing work
to integrate green initiatives into the company. By introducing alternative green approaches in the
development of service offerings, logistics service providers can match their own business and context
with alternative rationales.
Originality/value – While most of the green logistics research focuses on the logistics system’s
characteristics, this article offers initial insights into how the integration of green aspects into logistics
services can impact logistics service providers.

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Ketersediaan

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Management Research Review

No. Panggil

ATC LO KAR u

Penerbit

Sweden : Emerald Insight., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

25 p

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

2040-8269

Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Vol. 36 Iss 3 pp

Subjek

Green Logistic Service Offering
Logistics Service Providers
Transport Industry

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Karin Isaksson

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