Track: Supply Chain

Abstract

Last-mile Logistics is considered as the most expensive and polluting segment in the entire supply chain network. With increasing concerns over the impact of this segment on environment, necessary steps were taken to reduce the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. But, with rapid increase in customer demand for Last Mile Logistics, innovative strategies need to be developed to limit the GHG emissions. The paper aims to develop a framework to further reduce the GHG emissions, focusing primarily on CO₂ emissions, for sustainable logistics. The framework focuses on innovative strategies that were successful in reducing CO₂ emissions and could be implemented in Last-Mile Logistics. The paper describes the use of alternative fuel sources, e-vehicles, optimization techniques, stricter government regulations among others as possible strategies for reducing CO₂ emissions. Extensive literature review coupled with feasibility study was done to build the framework. Our results indicate that these innovative strategies, if implemented, can significantly reduce the CO₂ emissions in Last-mile Logistics.