Introduction
Since organizational logistics create potential threats to environmental sustainability at all levels of its functioning, the integration of ecological principles in supply chain management will contribute to the increase in ecological safety and conscious resources consumption; development of ecological education of personnel, and raise in consumers’ awareness and motivation.
What is my goal in this paper?
The goal of the paper is in the identification of the main constructs of the green logistics concept. The main aim of the study is the detection of interrelations between the green logistics principles integration into the organizational policies and its subsequent effects on the organizational performance and ecological outcomes. Throughout the course of the investigation, it is important to comprehend multiple details related to the topic.
For the attainment of the comprehensive data, the analysis should include the sources providing different perspectives on the issue. Moreover, the paper must be written in compliance with the rules of scholarly communication and research formatting to ensure its readability and scientific value.
What do I already know about my topic?
Nowadays, the international trade expansion and the increase in cross-border transportation provoke the significant deterioration of environmental state both at the regional and global scale. The consideration of the ecological principles and focus on the decrease of environmental pollution is the primary requirement of green logistics. The analysis of the effects of green logistics is of significant interest to the researchers.
A vast number of research papers are devoted to the evaluation of its positive effects on ecology and some aspects of organizational performance. The literature also provides information about the cost-effective regulation within the frames of green logistics, and it is considered that, in the long-term perspective, the elaboration of policies according to the ecologic principles has favorable effects on the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain management in general.
What do my readers already know?
The readers may know about the general aspects included in the ideas of logistics and ecological principles. Moreover, the orientation to the ecologic sustainability is widely promoted today; therefore, it is possible to presume that the majority of the readers will be familiar with the concept of green logistics, at least superficially. The basic rules and methods of pollution reduction in transportation are widely known as well. However, the constructs of costs, supply chain organization, inner organizational regulations, and environmental statistics connected to the effects of green logistics, etc. may be considered as new information that can contribute to the achievement of a better understanding of the topic-related issues.
What do my readers need to know to understand my point?
In an attempt to demonstrate the favorable impacts of green logistics on both environmental state within the boundaries of organizational operation and on the inner organizational performance, it is important to evaluate such issues as
- the direct effect on the environment (derived from the statistical information and the recent peer-reviewed articles);
- the practical elements of green logistics;
- the principles that should be taken into consideration in the arrangement of organizational supply chain management;
- the aspects of cost-effectiveness;
- the observed positive outcomes.
Additionally, some theoretical frameworks should be explained and analyzed because the evaluation of the topic-related issues according to the theoretical context will support systematization of the received information, and, as a result, it will facilitate comprehension of new information.
What information do I need to research and add to my paper?
Some of the issues that should be investigated are mentioned in the previous paragraphs. Additionally, in order to answer the research questions, it is important to identify the managerial and organizational activities that will help to integrate green logistics principles in an effective way and assess the perspective directions for the integration of green logistics. The evaluation of environmental outcomes should be based on the analysis of statistical information; otherwise, the paper will lack reliability and validity. Moreover, it will be useful to draw some statistical information visualizing the effects of green logistics on organizational performance. And finally, the research of stakeholders’ perceptions of organizations that operate according to the ecological principles should be included.