| Summary: | 碩士 === 東吳大學 === 國際經營與貿易學系 === 103 === Concerning to the global warming issue, green logistics has become a new trend in supply chain management. Green logistics is defined as a reduction of environmental damage by using advanced knowledge of logistics to make full use of available resources, and put into effect on green purchase, green package, green transportation, green warehouse, green design, distribution processing and others activities of logistics.
This study interviewed with managers from five logistics companies in Taiwan to investigate their implementation of green logistics. The findings of this study are summarized as follows:
1.All the interviewees expressed their clear conscience about green logistics.
2.Many companies faced difficulties when implementing green logistics operations, especially concerning to the cost factor.
3.Although it is hard to justify the financial results of green logistics activities, they all agreed that green logistic will bring positive images of the company in the market.
4.Comparing to global famous logistics companies, Taiwanese companies can enhance their contributions to green activities through more formal training and establishing SOP in this regard.
Finally, the management implications and future research suggestions are discussed.
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