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Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study

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  • Sander De Leeuw

    (School of Economics and Business, Department of Information, Logistics & Innovation, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
    Nottingham Business School, Department of Management, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG14FQ, UK)

  • Wout Dullaert

    (School of Economics and Business, Department of Information, Logistics & Innovation, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands)

  • Abderrahim Ouaderzan

    (School of Economics and Business, Department of Information, Logistics & Innovation, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how nearby sourcing versus long-distance sourcing affects the ecological friendliness—operationalized in terms of energy efficiency—of a supply chain for a non-food item in a developing country. Using case research, we show that the average energy needed to supply a pair of imported shoes to a retailer in Morocco is less than the average energy needed to supply a pair of locally produced shoes. These findings highlight the need to assess the true total energy effects of nearby sourcing versus long-distance sourcing since the outcomes of such assessments may be more complicated than they appear upon first glance, particularly in developing countries.

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  • Sander De Leeuw & Wout Dullaert & Abderrahim Ouaderzan, 2017. "Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 1(1), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlogis:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:6-:d:108607
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