The Role of ICT in Green Logistics A Systematic Literature Review · 2018-10-19 · Unternehmensrechnung und Wirtschaftsinformatik The Role of ICT in Green Logistics – A Systematic

Unternehmensrechnung und Wirtschaftsinformatik

The Role of ICT in Green Logistics –

A Systematic Literature Review

6th International Conference on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering 2013

Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, 11 July 2013

Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Volker Frehe; [email protected]

Prof. Dr. Frank Teuteberg; [email protected]

©2013 | Volker Frehe 2 ITEE 2013

Agenda

Motivation / Introduction

1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Agenda


1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Motivation

Green IT, Green IS and Sustainability are discussed in different areas.

Min and Kim (2012) identified 519 papers & 6 journals solely connected to green logistic & SCM issues

Environmental legislation (e.g. Kyoto Protocol (2012), ISO (2012))

Awareness of consumers for (ecological, ethical) transparency & their sense of environmental responsibility is increasing public reputation important (Dangelico and Pujari (2010); White et al. (2012))

Green aspect is discussed in science, practice and mass media alike

This paper provides

Overview of current research of Green Logistics / Green SCM

Focus on ICT (including (IS))

Reveals open research questions


Definition of the Topic

“Logistics is the process of strategically managing the procurement,

movement and storage of materials, parts and finished inventory (and

the related information flows) through the organization and its

marketing channels in such a way that current and future profitability

are maximized through the cost-effective fulfillment of orders.”

Christopher (1998)

Different opinions about differentiation to SCM

Christopher (1998): kind of extension to the logic of logistics

Baumgarten et al. (2003): logistics and SCM supplement each other

Here the formulation ‘Green Logistics’ is chosen, despite if it is more

a logistics or a SCM topic


Agenda


1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Research Method

Systematic literature review

Important & essential method in science (Webster and Watson (2002), Vom Brocke et al. (2009))

Key instrument for efficient analysis of large numbers of sources (Fettke (2006))

Keyword search + for backward and forward search

Terms like "green logistic", "green transport", "green scm", etc. combined with keywords like “ICT”, "Information System*" and several other ICT relevant keywords

Relevant journals by using a mixture of 3 rankings

WI (WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK) ranking

MIS (Management Information Systems) journal ranking of the AIS (Association for Information Systems)

Journal Rankings for Transport, Logistics and SCM (University of Sydney)

Only A-ranked journals 63 journals

Additional 3 top IS conferences (ECIS, WI, ICIS)

73 articles which were checked for relevance

51 relevant articles identified for review


Review Focus

Research is classified as follows:

Cf. Cooper & Hedges (1988); Fettke (2006)

Characteristic Categories

Type Argumentative-deductive Mathematical-statistical Focus Research outcomes Research methods Theories Applications Goal Formulation Not explicit Explicit

Content Integration Criticism Central issues Perspective Neutral representation Espousal of position Literature Selection Not explicit Explicit

Coverage Key literature Representative Selective Complete Structure Historical Thematic Methodical Audience Specialized scholars General scholars Practitioners General public Future research Not explicit Explicit


Related Work

Literature Reviews in the area of Green Logistics

Building sustainability in logistics operations: a research agenda Dey et al. (2011) Current situation (role and importance) of sustainability & recommendations for companies

A Review of the Past Research and Future Ideas Janic (2006) Research on sustainability of transport systems in the last 15 years for the EU

An organizational theoretic review of green SCM literature Sarkis et al. (2011) Review of Green SCM literature under nine broad organizational theories

Sustainable Urban Transport in the 21st Century: A New Agenda Schipper (2002) Quantitative and qualitative trends in urban transportation and environment in developing countries

Green SCM: A state-of-the-art literature review Srivastava (2007) General review of categories, mathematical techniques & tools in GL

RFID in RL – Research Framework and Roadmap Thoroe et al. (2009) RFID literature in the area of Reverse Logistics

ICT for logistics and freight transportation: a literature review and research agenda Perego et al. (2011) Classification by research methodology and addressed themes

No Review focusing on the use of ICT in GL


Agenda


1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Results - Focus

Logistics Categories

Transportation dominant

Passenger > Freight

Warehousing, Purchasing & Packaging under-represented

25%

2% 2%

10%

0%

35% 39%

10% 16%

SCM Strategy

Purchase Logistics

Warehousing Production Logistics

Packaging Freight Transport

Passenger Transport

Distribution Logistics

RL / Closed- Loop-SCM


Results - Focus

ICT Categories

Kind of ICT ICT category Appearance in paper Methods & Practices

e-Commerce 10%

EDI 8%

e-Payment 2%

Telecommuting 12% Software & Applications

CO2 Calculators 12%

Driver Assistance Systems 4%

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 2%

Information Systems (in general) 51%

Network Optimization Software 2%

Personal Travel Application 4% Technologies

Barcodes 4%

Internet 37%

RFID / Tagging 16%

Sensor technologies 8%

Smartphones 18%

Tracking Technologies 6%

GPS 20%

Wireless Communication 8%

Kind of ICT ICT category Appearance in paper Methods & Practices

e-Commerce 10%

EDI 8%

e-Payment 2%

Telecommuting 12% Software & Applications

CO2 Calculators 12%

Driver Assistance Systems 4%

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 2%

Information Systems (in general) 51%

Network Optimization Software 2%

Personal Travel Application 4% Technologies

Barcodes 4%

Internet 37%

RFID / Tagging 16%

Sensor technologies 8%

Smartphones 18%

Tracking Technologies 6%

GPS 20%

Wireless Communication 8%


Results - Focus

Examined Categories of Information Systems

19%

23%

4% 4%

8%

23%

4%

15%

19%

12%

IS / not further

specified

Decision Support Systems

Demand Management

Systems

Distribution Systems

Environmental Management

Systems

Geographic Information

Systems

Internet Based

Manafacturing Systems

LUT Planning Systems

Transport Information

Systems

Traveler Information

Systems


Results – Potential Benefits

Use of ICT Applications 2 most mentioned (potential) green

benefits

(Potential) green benefits by use of KPIs, benchmarking and

monitoring applications

Most Often mentioned

Only one paper investigates the benefits through a case study

Further research to analyze the relation between monitoring

KPIs and benefit for GL

Impact of DSS

DSS used for route planning

Impact of route planning on GHG emissions identified as

important issue

Impact has not yet been specified nor approved


Results – Research Methods

Research Methods as described by Wilde et al. (2007)

63%

4%

22%

2%

18%

20%

4%

16%

Deductive Research

Simulation

Reference Modeling

Action Research

Prototyping

Case Study

Cross-Sectional Analysis

Experiment


Results – Unsolved Problems

Most of unsolved problems are of technological or economic

nature

Often need of an indicator system for benchmarking is

mentioned

Need of prototypical implementation of applications like

CO2 calculators

(green | logistics) information systems

to analyze ecological impact and acceptance

Measure the impact of any conceptual method or idea

Acceptance by stakeholders must be analyzed

Prototyping and Behavioral Science methods like Case Study

or Field Experiment should be applied for further research


Agenda


1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Implications

Under-represented categories in current literature

Purchase Logistics

Warehousing

Production Logistics

Packaging

No studies investigating the integration among different ICT applications for GL

All applications have been examined as a single component

A more holistic approach should be investigated

Studies which measure the impact of Green KPI measuring/monitoring on GL are rare

Few papers analyze the dependency on or impact of Green KPI monitoring/measuring and potential benefits

Impact should be investigated through further research

Behavioral Science is under-represented in current research

Most papers refer to Design Science research

Research of ICT in combination with Green Logistics still in its infancy

Further research, especially Behavioral Science, is needed


Agenda


1

Research Method

2

Results

3

Implications

4

Further Research

5


Current Research / Future Work

Research Agenda (Work in Progress)

Simulation

Quantitative Analysis (e.g. Survey)

Prototyping

Field Study

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4. Continuous

Improvement

- Implementation &

regular (periodic)

Improvement

3. Validation

& Evaluation

- Validation of

Systems & Concepts

2. Construction:

- Construction of

Systems & Concepts

for Measurement

and Decision Making

1. Problem

Definition:

- Identification

of Open

Questions &

Research Gaps

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Literature Analysis

Case Study

Quantitative Analysis (e.g. Expert Interview)


Limitations

Literature review based on keyword search in 63 top journals

Potentially important publications (in other journals) slipped our

search

Relevant publications do not cover keywords in their title or

abstract

GL and Green SCM cover different synonyms not certain that

list of keywords is complete

Analysis was conducted by 2 scientists

We cannot completely omit the possibility of false categorization


Thank you for your attention.

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers as well as the other project members, specifically Ms. Marita Imhorst, who

provided valuable insights, help and substantive feedback during the research process.

This work is part of the project IT-for-Green (Next Generation CEMIS for Environmental, Energy and Resource Management). The

IT-for-Green project is funded by the European regional development fund (grant number W/A III 80119242).


Contact

Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Volker Frehe

Universität Osnabrück

Fachgebiet Unternehmensrechnung und Wirtschaftsinformatik

Katharinenstr. 1

49069 Osnabrück

Tel.: +49 (0)541 969 4524

E-Mail: [email protected]

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