TY - JOUR
T1 - The environmental impact of distribution to retail channels
T2 - A case study on packaged beverages
AU - Wang, Jenhung
AU - Zhuang, Herhome
AU - Lin, Pei Chun
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledges the helpful comments of the editor and the anonymous reviewers who provided valuable input and comments that have contributed to improving the content and exposition of this paper. This research was supported in part by a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China in Taiwan under grants MOST 104-2410-H-006-080 .
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PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of two retail distribution networks and offer consumers a channel that is more beneficial to the environment. The environmental impact of replenishing the packaged beverages sold in convenience stores (CVSs) and hypermarkets is assessed using the streamlined life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach. In this study, the life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) for packaged beverages up to the point of sale illustrates the distribution-level environmental impacts of truck transportation. The matched-pair t-test shows that the environmental impacts of transporting 1800 cartons of 24-pack/10 oz. beverages to be sold in Carrefour and 7-11 stores is different at a significance level of 0.1. The transport-focused LCA is used to improve the understanding and compare the environmental characteristics of the two distribution and retail systems. This study constitutes a vehicle for communicating to both internal and external stakeholders the environmental profiles of distributing the same product sold through two retail channels.
AB - This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of two retail distribution networks and offer consumers a channel that is more beneficial to the environment. The environmental impact of replenishing the packaged beverages sold in convenience stores (CVSs) and hypermarkets is assessed using the streamlined life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach. In this study, the life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) for packaged beverages up to the point of sale illustrates the distribution-level environmental impacts of truck transportation. The matched-pair t-test shows that the environmental impacts of transporting 1800 cartons of 24-pack/10 oz. beverages to be sold in Carrefour and 7-11 stores is different at a significance level of 0.1. The transport-focused LCA is used to improve the understanding and compare the environmental characteristics of the two distribution and retail systems. This study constitutes a vehicle for communicating to both internal and external stakeholders the environmental profiles of distributing the same product sold through two retail channels.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2015.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2015.11.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84951809820
VL - 43
SP - 17
EP - 27
JO - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment
SN - 1361-9209
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