Abstract
This paper describes the trends towards green logistics in global aspect and challenges of adopting green logistics in the region of Southeast Europe. Modern logistics with supply chain management is experiencing a period of important evolution. From reversible logistics, we came to green logistics, which is a wider concept of environmentally friendly thinking. Reverse logistics includes processes of movements and transportation of waste from users to recycling plants; meanwhile, green logistics deals also with environmental issues such as pollution and environmental degradation caused by improper logistics processes and utilisation of old and environmentally unfriendly transport technology. The case of Southeast Europe was analysed, and in this context, a development model for green logistics implementation was proposed. A vast number of different challenges in the logistics sector are still open in this region; therefore, systematic analyses and proposals should be subject of additional scientific work in the logistics sector. All parties, including manufacturing industry, logistics providers and governments should take an active part in such researches, as the pressure from green thinking will become even stronger in the coming period. KEY WORDS: reverse logistics, green logistics, logistics providers, Southeast Europe, green logistics model
Highlights
Logistics can be defined as a tool for moving raw materials, goods and people to the right place at the desired time
This paper describes the trends towards green logistics in global aspect and challenges of adopting green logistics in the region of Southeast Europe
We came to green logistics, which is a wider concept of environmentally friendly thinking
Summary
Logistics can be defined as a tool for moving raw materials, goods and people to the right place at the desired time. Logistics is an important function and element of modern transport systems, at a national level, and in a wider global context. It is obvious that the expansion of logistics was supported by globalization, decentralization of production and development of supply chain concepts. The intensive logistics development, namely, was reached in the second part of the 20th century, when the all-important global enterprises recognized the optimization potentials in time and costs with the right use of logistics basis. According to BearingPoint research, globally, 35% of companies say that they have incorporated the Green Supply Chain strategy in the company’s vision. It is an inevitable global trend to develop and adopt the concepts of green logistics and those regions will be forced in the near future to use “green” technology and think. “green” at every level of society, especially in the production and transport sector
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