Using Pareto Optimization to Support Supply Chain Network Design within Environmental Footprint Impact Assessment
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City 320, Taiwan
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Sustainability 2019, 11(2), 452; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020452
Received: 20 November 2018 / Revised: 8 January 2019 / Accepted: 15 January 2019 / Published: 16 January 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Carbon Footprint: As an Environmental Sustainability Indicator)
A product environmental footprint is a multi-criteria measure for environmental sustainability. Most of these environmental criteria are either synergies (non-trade-offs) or compromises (trade-offs) within environmental metrics. This forms a multi-objective problem of supply chain network design. The product environmental footprint is an aid or tool that enterprises may use to measure and improve the life cycle environmental performance of their products. In this research, a multi-criteria method, Pareto optimization, is used to design a supply chain network based on the results of a product environmental footprint. In Pareto optimization, two objectives are formulated: Environmental impact and cost. Using the results of this research, designers will be able to choose a material with a lower environmental impact and supply chain managers will be able to select suppliers with lower environmental impacts. A case study of industry practice is also analyzed. It shows an environmental footprint is useful for the supply chain design network.
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Keywords:
life cycle assessment; environmental footprint; supply chain network design; multi-objective optimization
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Kuo, T.C.; Lee, Y. Using Pareto Optimization to Support Supply Chain Network Design within Environmental Footprint Impact Assessment. Sustainability 2019, 11, 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020452
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Kuo TC, Lee Y. Using Pareto Optimization to Support Supply Chain Network Design within Environmental Footprint Impact Assessment. Sustainability. 2019; 11(2):452. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020452
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuo, Tsai C., and Yile Lee. 2019. "Using Pareto Optimization to Support Supply Chain Network Design within Environmental Footprint Impact Assessment" Sustainability 11, no. 2: 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020452
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