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Design of Sustainable Supply Chains for Sustainable Cities

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  • Anna Nagurney

    (Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA; and School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Abstract

Supply chains provide the critical infrastructure for the production and distribution of goods and services in our network economy and serve as the conduits for the manufacturing, transportation, and consumption of products ranging from food, clothing, automobiles, and high-technology products, to healthcare products. Cities as major population centers serve not only as the principal demand points but also as the locations of many of the distribution and storage facilities, transportation providers, and even manufacturers. In this paper a new model is developed for the design of sustainable supply chains with a focus on cities that captures the frequency of network link operations, which is especially relevant to cities due to frequent freight deliveries. The model is also related to recent literature on this subject. The goal is to demonstrate how, through the proper design (and operation) of these complex networks, waste can be reduced, along with the environmental impacts, while minimizing operational and frequency costs, and meeting demand.

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  • Anna Nagurney, 2015. "Design of Sustainable Supply Chains for Sustainable Cities," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 42(1), pages 40-57, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:42:y:2015:i:1:p:40-57
    DOI: 10.1068/b39039
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    1. Anna Nagurney, 2000. "Sustainable Transportation Networks," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 2069.
    2. Roberta Capello & Peter Nijkamp & Gerard Pepping, 1999. "Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies," Advances in Spatial Science, Springer, number 978-3-662-03833-8.
    3. Anna Nagurney & Amir H. Masoumi, 2012. "Supply Chain Network Design of a Sustainable Blood Banking System," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Tonya Boone & Vaidyanathan Jayaraman & Ram Ganeshan (ed.), Sustainable Supply Chains, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 49-72, Springer.
    4. Anna Nagurney & Amir Masoumi & Min Yu, 2012. "Supply chain network operations management of a blood banking system with cost and risk minimization," Computational Management Science, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 205-231, May.
    5. Anna Nagurney & Min Yu & Qiang Qiang, 2011. "Supply chain network design for critical needs with outsourcing," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 90(1), pages 123-142, March.
    6. Anna Nagurney & Trisha Woolley, 2010. "Environmental and Cost Synergy in Supply Chain Network Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions," Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, in: Matthias Ehrgott & Boris Naujoks & Theodor J. Stewart & Jyrki Wallenius (ed.), Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems, pages 57-78, Springer.
    7. Nagurney, Anna & Yu, Min, 2012. "Sustainable fashion supply chain management under oligopolistic competition and brand differentiation," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 135(2), pages 532-540.
    8. Nagurney, Anna & Toyasaki, Fuminori, 2005. "Reverse supply chain management and electronic waste recycling: a multitiered network equilibrium framework for e-cycling," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 1-28, January.
    9. Masoumi, Amir H. & Yu, Min & Nagurney, Anna, 2012. "A supply chain generalized network oligopoly model for pharmaceuticals under brand differentiation and perishability," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(4), pages 762-780.
    10. Yu, Min & Nagurney, Anna, 2013. "Competitive food supply chain networks with application to fresh produce," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 224(2), pages 273-282.
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    12. Anna Nagurney, 2006. "Supply Chain Network Economics," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 4242.
    13. Thomas Klier & James Rubenstein, 2008. "Who Really Made Your Car? Restructuring and Geographic change in the Auto Industry," Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, number wrmyc.
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    3. Masoumi, Amir H. & Yu, Min & Nagurney, Anna, 2017. "Mergers and acquisitions in blood banking systems: A supply chain network approach," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 193(C), pages 406-421.

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