Green Manufacturing Strategy of E-Commerce Express Packaging in China

Kao, Ching-Kuei; Sun, Mingxuan; Tang, Zhi-Bin; Luo, Ying-Ping; Zeng, Feng

doi:10.2991/itmr.k.200304.001

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“…However, the evidence in China shows that fast growth of the express packaging industry due to online shopping not only leads to more consumption of nonrecyclable packaging materials but also produces more waste pollution. It can be largely attributed to China's extensive development model of express packaging, which can be manifested in many aspects such as the low recycling rate of packaging wastes and fast development of packaging industry driven by scale economies instead of innovation (Fan et al, 2017; Kao et al, 2020). In general, the development of online business in China may be negatively associated with regional air pollution and positively correlated with regional waste pollution.…”

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The nexus between electronic commerce and environmental pollution: The roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption

Yu,

Wu,

Tan

et al. 2023

Bus Strat Env

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The platform economy is growing fast in the world. Its expansion, exemplified by industry giants like Amazon, Airbnb, and Uber, is reshaping societal lifestyles and commercial businesses. However, its environmental impacts are uncertain. Currently, the relationship between electronic commerce (e‐commerce) activities and environmental pollution has attracted a lot of attention. This paper attempts to construct a comprehensive theoretical model to investigate the nexus between e‐commerce and regional environmental pollution, with a particular focus on the effects of air pollution and waste pollution. Fixed effect models and China's provincial data during the period from 2008 to 2018 are employed to examine the roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption in such a nexus. The findings suggest that the development of e‐commerce is linked to a reduction in regional air pollution through the channel of improving transportation energy efficiency. The results also show that e‐commerce is associated with an increase in regional waste pollution due to the mechanism of resource consumption in the express packaging industry. As a result, the relationship between e‐commerce and environmental pollution is quite complex at the regional level, transcending a binary distinction of solely positive or negative impacts. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the complex environmental impacts of e‐commerce and helps governments design more efficient and targeted policies to reduce regional pollution.

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The nexus between electronic commerce and environmental pollution: The roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption

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Wu,

Tan

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“…The six key factors uncovered with Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) are the lax supervision of express packaging; the shortage of green packaging materials and professional Research and Development (R&D) personnel; the recycling of express packaging; the lack of industry standards, laws, and regulations; materials for express packaging; and diversified difficulties of recovery. The current study develops constructive strategies to address the six key factors in accordance with the TRIZ analysis steps proposed by Savransky [4] . McKinnon (2010) presents a framework for the decarbonization of logistical activities based on five key freight transport parameters: freight transport intensity, modal split, vehicle utilization, energy efficiency and the carbon intensity of the energy used in logistics.…”

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The level of developments of green logistics in Guangdong Province

Zhang

Liu

2022

International Conference on Frontiers of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (FTTE 2022)

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The current paper selected 12 indicators from four aspects to establish evaluation indicators of the level of development of green logistics in Guangdong Province. The active weights of those indicators were obtained using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which were then objectively empowered by the relevant economic statistics of Guangdong Province from 2010 to 2019 through the Entropy Weight Method (EWM) and combined with the results of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to obtain the comprehensive empowerment of the indicators. The primary factors influencing the developments of green logistics in Guangdong Province in the medium- and long-term were explored.

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“…identifying the problem, (2) determining the improving and worsening parameters, (3) searching for the intentions of the innovative principles, and (4) constructing strategies on the basis of innovative principles[28].…”

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Strategic Planning for Improving Nongreen Impact Factors of Traditional Coal Logistics in China

Kao¹,

Zhou²,

You³

et al. 2020

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China is a major coal producer and consumer. Coal accounts for approximately 70% of the primary energy structure. As a major energy source and industrial raw material in China, coal is mainly distributed in the northwest and less in the southeast. Major coal production and coal demand areas have a huge spatial difference. In recent years, the volume of coal transportation has increased rapidly due to the rapid growth of coal production in China, thereby promoting the development of the coal logistics industry in China. According to the 2017 China Coal Industry Operation Report, China's coal production in 2017 was 3.52 billion tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. In addition, the national railway shipped a total of 2.16 billion tons of coal, representing an increase of 13.3%; the volume of coal shipment at major ports was 730 million tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.9% [1]. However, most coal enterprises in China are self-employed enterprises that adopt extensive coal logistics management and mining processes, which range from coal mining, washing, processing , storage, transportation, and sales to comprehensive waste utilization; these processes have serious impacts on the environment [2]. Geological disasters in mines occur frequently. The geological collapse caused by improper coal mining, washing, and distribution and the pollution of water and air resources also occur frequently. Therefore, the improvement of traditional coal logistics is imminent. Coal logistics systems comprise coal supply, production, sales, recycling, and waste logistics [3]; these processes are involved in the development preparation, production process, and sales activities of coal products. Traditional modes of logistics operations have remained to be the mainstream of coal logistics development, although many nongreen impact factors are involved in the process; thus, traditional coal logistics highly pollute the environment. This study focuses on the nongreen impact of coal logistics and the shortcomings of the operation of traditional coal logistics enterprises. Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch (TRIZ) theory is used to solve the shortcomings [4,5]. Therefore, this study first analyzes the important key problems in traditional coal logistics. Porter's five forces model is used to (1) analyze the competitiveness of coal logistics enterprises using traditional coal logistics methods, (2) analyze the key problems in traditional coal logistics, and

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Green Manufacturing Strategy of E-Commerce Express Packaging in China

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

The nexus between electronic commerce and environmental pollution: The roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption

The nexus between electronic commerce and environmental pollution: The roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption

The level of developments of green logistics in Guangdong Province

Strategic Planning for Improving Nongreen Impact Factors of Traditional Coal Logistics in China

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