Graham, S, Graham, B and Holt, D orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-5207 (2018) The relationship between downstream environmental logistics practices and performance. International Journal of Production Economics, 196. C. pp. 356-365. ISSN 0925-5273
Abstract
Transportation and logistics practices conducted downstream in supply chains are often the greatest source of environmental emissions and degradation for companies. The implementation of environmental logistics practices provides a mechanism to tackle this challenge. The natural resource-based view (NRBV) highlights the potential for companies to generate sources of competitive advantage through tackling environmental concerns. It further suggests that engagement with key stakeholders may facilitate the implementation of environmental efforts at the supply chain level. Adopting this perspective, this study considers (i) whether downstream environmental logistics practices improve environmental and cost performance and; (ii) whether engagement with customers supports and enhances the relationship between downstream environmental logistics and performance. Using survey responses collected from 149 food manufacturing companies located within the UK, we find that adoption of downstream environmental logistics practices can generate environmental and cost performance benefits. We also find that the level of performance improvement deriving from these practices may be increased when companies engage with customers to tackle environmental concerns. Considered together, our results suggest that environmental logistics practices provide a mechanism environmental and cost performance improvements and that these improvements may be enhanced further through engagement with appropriate stakeholders.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Journal of Production Economics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Environmental supply chain management; Food; Logistics; Natural resource-based view |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Enterprise & Entrepreneurship (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2019 10:29 |
Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2020 01:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.12.011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154091 |