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A variable neighborhood search for the last-mile delivery problem during major infectious disease outbreak. [PDF]

Optim Lett, 2022
Jiang L, Zang X, Dong J, Liang C, Mladenovic N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Addressing the Energy Trilemma: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Climate Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly challenging as economies pursue low‐carbon growth amid climate risk and persistent disparities in access to modern energy. Although entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a driver of innovation, its role in addressing the energy trilemma ...
Kingsley Imandojemu, Aliyu Akorede Rufai, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two-Stage Genetic Algorithm for Optimization Logistics Network for Groupage Delivery

Applied Sciences
This study explored the optimization of groupage intercity delivery using a two-stage genetic algorithm (GA) framework, developed with the BaumEvA Python library. The primary objective was to minimize the transportation costs by strategically positioning
Ivan P. Malashin, Vadim S. Tynchenko, Igor S. Masich, Denis A. Sukhanov, Daniel A. Ageev, Vladimir A. Nelyub, Andrei P. Gantimurov, Alexey S. Borodulin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Capabilities to Competitive Greening: Managerial Commitment and Green Shared Vision as Serial Mediators in Energy‐Sector SMEs

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on dynamic capabilities view and upper echelons theory, this study shows how energy‐sector SMEs convert dynamic capabilities into green competitive advantage. We theorize that sensing–seizing–reconfiguring routines are associated with green competitive advantage only when top managers visibly prioritize environmental goals and foster a
Anna Chwiłkowska‐Kubala, Szymon Cyfert, Kamila Malewska, Michał Chomicki, Maciej Mitręga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Q-Commerce vs. e-commerce in last-mile delivery: a data-driven comparison of emissions, costs, and efficiency – evidence from simulated scenarios

Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability and Global Challenges
Consumers’ demand for online shopping has increased manifold since the post-COVID-19 era. And, the rapid growth of quick-commerce (Q-commerce) has revolutionized last-mile delivery with the promise of ultra-fast service, but its environmental and ...
Sarkar Manas
doaj   +1 more source

Electric and Autonomous Vehicles in Italian Urban Logistics: Sustainable Solutions for Last-Mile Delivery

World Electric Vehicle Journal
Urban logistics are facing growing sustainability challenges, particularly in last-mile delivery operations, which contribute significantly to traffic congestion, emissions and operational inefficiencies.
Abdullah Alsaleh
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Transition Intermediaries as Capability Builders for Adopting Radical Innovation in Incumbent Firms: The Case of the UK Energy Supply Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition intermediaries play a pivotal role in configuring networks aligning the interests of stakeholders to achieve sustainable goals. However, the transition literature has paid little attention to the influence intermediaries can have in strengthening organisational capabilities. Especially in sectors that are slow to change, such as the
Horacio Gonzalez, Matthew Hannon, Efstathios Tapinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Stakeholder Pressure Promote Green Innovations and Performance of Agribusiness Companies?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sustainability of agribusiness companies is guided by multiple, sometimes paradoxical, interests. Green innovation is strategic for sustainable development; however, literature shows inconsistencies regarding its impact on environmental and economic‐financial performance.
Vanderlei dos Santos, Ilse Maria Beuren, Adrian Odelli, Rodrigo Rengel, Daniele Cristina Bernd   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synchronising Stakeholder Roles: How Do Stakeholders Actively and Dynamically Shape Networked Business Models for Sustainability?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tackling sustainability challenges requires coordinated actions across diverse stakeholders. Sustainability‐oriented innovation thus demands networked business models for sustainability (NBMfS), where focal companies and stakeholders co‐create value through interdependent but coordinated roles.
Giovanna Attanasio, Cinzia Battistella
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Socially Inclusive Circular Economy: Evidence From Social Enterprises in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
wiley   +1 more source