Digitalisation of the Greening Supply Chain

This book includes in-depth discussions on practical aspects of digitalisation of a supply chains and covers a vary array of actionable digitisation tools. The academic literature points to a serious lack of precision in the scope that the digitalisation of business processes should address. Studies on the digitalisation of businesses have pointed to the fragmented nature of their coverage and the lack of a comprehensive approach to the research conducted in this area. Digital transformation is described in academic and specialist literature as the integration of digital technology into all areas of business, which in turn is causing fundamental changes in the way a company delivers its services and business activities, cultural changes and a change from traditional business processes to new, innovative practices and solutions that are having an impact on the greening supply chains. It is important to note that digital transformation involves the introduction of innovation and new business models, incorporating the computerisation of resources, supply chain visibility and increasing the use of technology to improve the experience of employees, customers, suppliers, partners and supply chain stakeholders.
Digitisation is a business trend that is becoming increasingly important. Books on this subject that have been published in recent years deal with the issue on a fragmented basis. It is not possible to find a publication that comprehensively presents opportunities for the digitisation of supply chains through the computerisation and standardisation of information flows, the integration of IT systems in supply chains and the application of modern technologies and innovations. Only the synergy of these three aspects allows for the full digitalisation of greening supply chains.
The book is an excellent material for both theoreticians and practitioners. Theoreticians will find inspiring research results in a very narrow thematic scope, which is also dynamically developing.

List of contents

Section 1: Digitizing information flows in the supply chain.- 1. Embracing Digital Innovation in Short Food Supply Chains through Alternative Food Networks.- 2. Use of artificial intelligence in interdisciplinary risk management in road transport.- 3. Reverse logistics in e-commerce - case study of Croatia.- 4. Building sustainably- understanding green supply chain management in Angola's construction small enterprises through grounded theory.- Section 2: Use of IT tools to support digitalisation and optimalisation in companies and supply chains.- 5. Iterative simulations supported by GIS-class tools based on supply chain oriented on liquid materials flows.- 6. Stochastic programming in supply chain optimalization.- 7. Impact of Digitalization on Ecological Sustainability in Warehousing Case Study of JD.com and SF Express Warehouses in Shanghai.- Section 3: Use of digital&automative technologies in greening supply chains.- 8. The role of green supply chain management in enterprise development.- 9. Logistics on loop: Innovative supply chains of the circular economy.- 10. Greening of e-commerce logistics by digitalizing.- 11. Innovative Analysis of Surface Layer Parameters Using Nondestructive Testing for Sustainable Product Lifecycle Management.

About the author

Adam Kolinski is expert in the field of efficiency of logistic processes with particular emphasis on the efficiency of information flow in supply chains, Professor at the Poznan School of Logistics and Visiting Professor at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Manager and Executor of international and national R&D, research and innovation projects. Board member of the Polish Logistics Association and The International Federation of Logistics and SCM Systems (IFLS). For many years he has been involved in analyses in the field of logistics controlling, supply chain efficiency and IT systems supporting business management. He is the author or co-author of dozens of scientific and specialised publications in the field of controlling, logistics process efficiency and management information systems.
Michal Adamczak is Assistant Professor and Head of Deparment of Logistics in Poznan School of Logistics, Ph.D. in Economics, with specialization in supply chain management, Board Member of the Polish Logistics Association. An author of +100 papers on logistics published in Poland and abroad, editor of four scientific monographs and speaker at international conferences. A member teams delivering of R&D projects in the field of supply chain management. Project manager of R&D project conducted to logistics service provider—introducing robots and autonomous solutions in warehouse processes. He received extensive hands-on experience in executing EU-funded financial projects within the framework of LdV and ERASMUS+.

Summary

This book includes in-depth discussions on practical aspects of digitalisation of a supply chains and covers a vary array of actionable digitisation tools. The academic literature points to a serious lack of precision in the scope that the digitalisation of business processes should address. Studies on the digitalisation of businesses have pointed to the fragmented nature of their coverage and the lack of a comprehensive approach to the research conducted in this area. Digital transformation is described in academic and specialist literature as the integration of digital technology into all areas of business, which in turn is causing fundamental changes in the way a company delivers its services and business activities, cultural changes and a change from traditional business processes to new, innovative practices and solutions that are having an impact on the greening supply chains. It is important to note that digital transformation involves the introduction of innovation and new business models, incorporating the computerisation of resources, supply chain visibility and increasing the use of technology to improve the experience of employees, customers, suppliers, partners and supply chain stakeholders.
Digitisation is a business trend that is becoming increasingly important. Books on this subject that have been published in recent years deal with the issue on a fragmented basis. It is not possible to find a publication that comprehensively presents opportunities for the digitisation of supply chains through the computerisation and standardisation of information flows, the integration of IT systems in supply chains and the application of modern technologies and innovations. Only the synergy of these three aspects allows for the full digitalisation of greening supply chains.
The book is an excellent material for both theoreticians and practitioners. Theoreticians will find inspiring research results in a very narrow thematic scope, which is also dynamically developing.

Product details

• Assisted by: Adamczak (Editor), Michal Adamczak (Editor), Michał Adamczak (Editor), Adam Kolinski (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.06.2025
• EAN: 9783031889172
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3188917-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Illustrations: X, 260 p. 38 illus., 23 illus. in color.
• Series: EcoProduction
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Sustainability, Wirtschaftsmathematik und -informatik, IT-Management, Einkaufs- und Supply-Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Information Systems, Information Integration, Digital Technology, Information management, Green Supply Chain, Environmental impact of supply chain, Modeling information flow