Factors driving the implementation of reverse logistics: A quantified model for the construction industry

Chileshe, Nicholas; Rameezdeen, Raufdeen; Hosseini, M. Reza; Martek, Igor; Li, Hong Xian; Panjehbashi-Aghdam, Parinaz

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2018.07.013

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“…That is, business considerations of property owners, namely, some power issue, act as major barriers faced by facilities managers in shifting to a green operation of office buildings in Australia, a point acknowledged by Rameezdeen et al (2019). This is in spite of increased environmental concerns or social drivers such as perceived benefits from "going green", as argued by Chileshe et al (2018). If there is to be a road map to green operation of office buildings, it must be predicated on a credible business case for property owners, in which both upgrade costs and business disruption risks have been acknowledged and accounted for.…”

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Barriers to “green operation” of commercial office buildings

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Hosseini

Nikmehr

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Purpose The built environment is a major source of carbon emissions. However, 80 per cent of the damage arises through the operational phase of a building’s life. Office buildings are the most significant building type in terms of emission-reduction potential. Yet, little research has been undertaken to examine the barriers faced by building operators in transitioning to a green operation of the office buildings in their care. This study aims to identify those barriers. Design/methodology/approach Building facilities managers with between 7 and 25 years’ experience in operating primarily Melbourne high-rise office buildings were interviewed. The sample was taken from LinkedIn connections, with ten agreeing to participate in semi-structured interviews – out of the 17 invitations sent out. Interview comments were recorded, coded and categorised to identify the barriers sought by this study. Findings Seven categories of barriers to effecting green operation of office buildings were extracted. These were financial, owner-related, tenant-related, technological, regulatory, architectural and stakeholder interest conflicts. Difficulties identifying green operation strategies that improved cost performance or return on investment of buildings was the major barrier. Practical implications Government, policymakers and facilities managers themselves have been struggling with how to catalyse a green transition in the operation of office buildings. By identifying the barriers standing in the way, this study provides a concrete point of departure from which remedial strategies and policies may be formulated and put into effect. Originality/value The uptake of green operation of office buildings has been extremely slow. Though barriers have been hypothesised in earlier works, this is the first study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, that categorically identifies and tabulates the barriers that stand in the way of improving the green operational performance of office buildings, drawing on the direct knowledge of facilities experts.

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Barriers to “green operation” of commercial office buildings

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“…It is possible to determine the rationally justified duration of construction at which the ratio of profit and cost will be the most cost-effective using the Black-Scholes model [14]. It seems that the described approach allows you to make predictions the reliability of which exceeds the results obtained, for example, with the help of expert assessments [6,7]. The proposed mathematical apparatus is much simpler than the methods of probability theory [4,15] and fuzzy set theory [3].…”

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“…Domestic and foreign practice of assessing the impact of the duration of construction on the economic efficiency of direct investment (capital investment) uses well-known principles and methods, the most common of them include: 1. expert evaluation [6,7]; 2. methods of probability theory (PERT and Monte Carlo) [4]; 3. fuzzy set methods [3]; 4. improvement of the widespread methods for the assessment of the World Bank and UNIDO, based on the study of cash flows [8,9]. It should be noted that the methodology for assessing the economic efficiency of investment projects of the World Bank and UNIDO does not reflect the specifics of the construction industry, does not take into account the uncertainties and variability of indicators included in the financial model.…”

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Assessment of the impact of the duration of construction on the effectiveness of the investment project

Mikhaylova

2019

E3S Web Conf.

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The article discusses the relevance and necessity of assessing the impact of the duration of construction on the economic efficiency of investments. Using a mathematical expression, the profit received by the investor during the life cycle of the direct investment process is described. The peculiarity of investment projects involving the creation of capital investment (real estate), is the period of time during which profit is impossible. This period of time is equal to the duration of construction, including installation of technological equipment and commissioning. An analytical description of the degree of influence of the duration of construction on the indicators of economic efficiency of the investment project (profitability and profitability of property) is proposed. On the basis of the learned expressions, a numerical experiment was performed and graphs were constructed. The results of the research prove the possibility of analytical description of the degree of influence of the duration of construction on the quantitative indicators describing the investment project (profitability (Bank interest), profitability of the created property). It seems that the described approach allows to carry out forecasts which reliability surpasses the results obtained, for example, by means of expert estimations. The proposed mathematical apparatus is much simpler than the methods of probability theory and fuzzy set theory.

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“…Reverse Logistics decreases waste of resources and thus increases efficiency. This is done by improving the quality of secondary materials and enhancing the utilization of natural resources (Chileshe, Rameezdeen, Hosseini, Martek, Li, & Panjehbashi-Aghdam, 2018). Furthermore, reverse logistics initiatives with social commerce including e-commerce and social networks.…”

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Comparative analysis of reverse e-logistics’ solution in Asia and Europe

Majzoub

Davidavičienė

2019

Proceedings of 6th International Scientific Conference Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering ‘2

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Purpose – to make comparative analysis of the most successful reverse e-logistics’ solution in Asia and Europe to identify models and methods for solving efficiency and sustainability issues in these areas. Research methodology – the research methodology implemented is composed of literature review, synthesis, and comparative analysis. Findings – certain solutions implemented such as omni-channels, and Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) in Asia, and selecting the best third-party reverse logistics providers (3PRLPs), and green suppliers in Europe were able to increase the efficiency of reverse e-logistics’ performance. Research limitations – the lack of enough researches done in the field of RL in the Middle East created obstacles in double checking the work presented in this paper because more resources are needed to confirm significantly the results. As for future recommendations, further researches should be conducted in the Middle East. Practical implications – the results found can be implemented in those firms who are still suffering inefficiencies and high costs in their reverse e-logistics’ activities. Originality/Value – this research made a comparison study between solutions implemented in Europe and Asia in head-to-head comparison in such a way it gave an originalitity of these values since no previous researches and studies were conducted in that comparative way before.

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Factors driving the implementation of reverse logistics: A quantified model for the construction industry

Cited by 104 publications

References 61 publications

Barriers to “green operation” of commercial office buildings

Barriers to “green operation” of commercial office buildings

Assessment of the impact of the duration of construction on the effectiveness of the investment project

Comparative analysis of reverse e-logistics’ solution in Asia and Europe

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