A Study on Green Practices Management in Petroleum Logistics

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies
© 2017 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal
Volume 4 Issue 7
Year of Publication : 2017
Authors : Dr. B. Augustine Arockiaraj
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Dr. B. Augustine Arockiaraj, "A Study on Green Practices Management in Petroleum Logistics," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 4,  no. 7, pp. 47-50, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V4I7P112

Abstract:

 Environmental issues such as global warming, carbon emissions, toxic substance usage, and resource scarcity has escalated over the past decades. The Government, Policy makers and Non Government Organization are advocating for going green. The entire humanities have responded to this by applying green principles. Logistics involves all the activities that move products and information to, from and among the members of supply chain. The supply chain provides a framework for business and their suppliers who team-up to reach goal services and information efficiently to ultimate consumers. This process involves in petroleum logistics also but there are more issues related to leakage exploitation of the natural resources. The waste and emissions caused by the supply chain have become one of the main sources of serious environmental problems including global warming and other health problem of human being. So the researcher has very much interested for to identify the problem of petroleum logistics and other issues in the daily business life.

Keywords:

Environment, Logistics, Supply chain management, and Green Practice management.

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