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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-820-7-0433

RESEARCH ON GREEN LOGISTICS AND BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONTEXT

Thanh Van LUU


Purpose: The coordination between green logistics activities and efficient business processes management is an extremely urgent task for the sustainable development of the Vietnamese economy in general as well as the logistics industry particularly. The main aim of this research is to propose an integrated research framework for green logistics (GL) and business process management (BPM) in the context of circular economy (CE) for the Vietnam logistics industry.
Design/methodology/approach: Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used in two stages. A qualitative methodology is used in the first stage to develop a literature review on green logistics business processes and circular economics. In the second stage, the research proposes a conceptual framework of green logistics and business process management in the circular economy context. An evaluation indicator system is also developed based on the proposed framework, including three levels of circular economy and eight indicators of logistics activities that can be applied in the Vietnam industry. The quantitative method is used to evaluate the proposed framework by using the Analytical Hierarchy Process.
Findings: The research contribution is to produce a literacy on green logistics and business processes in the context of circular economy, and then propose a theoretical framework and its evaluation index system for green logistics development in Vietnam. Based on this framework, a future research agenda is outlined to evaluate green logistics practices in Vietnam.
Research limitations: Firstly, the study deals with data access problems primarily in SME case studies in Vietnam. Finally, since the scope of the study is focused on the logistics industry, there may be other Vietnam industry indicators in the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) evaluation system that affect green activities that have been overlooked.
Social implications: The research framework benefits Vietnam’s logistics enterprises that can predict future development trends to enable logistics stakeholders for understanding the status quo as well as improving the controlling’s efficiency and effectiveness of government departments to reduce the gaps in developed countries. It also contributes to developing consuming behavior in the light of the circular economy context.

Keywords: Analytical Hierarchy Process, Business Process Management, Circular Economy, Green Logistics

pages: 433-444, Published: 2021, online: 2021



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