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Co-design process for sustainable logistics innovation: feedback from the Smart Green Pallet case study

This article looks at the process of co-designing a sustainable logistics innovation for direct large-scale implementation. It is based on the case of the design of a "Smart Green Pallet" and an associated innovative service offering. After positioning the case study, the article describes the process that led to the design of a sustainable product+service offering combining innovation in materials (recycled and recyclable plastic), innovation in the assembly of information systems (IS) and information technologies (IT), and innovation in the service offering linked
to the use of traceability data.

An article published in Logistique & Management and submitted to the jury for the Best Article in Sustainable Supply Chain 2023 by Nathalie Fabbe-Costes, Yuan Yao, Vichara Kin and Marc Galant.

How to balance partners' individual preferences in terms of logistics costs and carbon footprint within a horizontal cooperation.

In the literature, the benefits of horizontal cooperation are most often calculated
by aggregating demands and considering a single supply chain, at the level of the
coalition. However, this approach overlooks the independent and opportunistic nature of the
participants in the collaboration. They have their own preferences in terms of cost reduction and
environmental impact.

The aim of this article is to take better account of the individual differences between partners within a
cooperation, and to help find a workable balance between them. It makes three main contributions
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An article published in OR Spectrum, 44, pp. 121-153, 2022. and submitted to the jury for Best Article in Sustainable Supply Chain 2023 by T. Hacardiaux, C. Defryn, J.-S. Tancrez and L. Verdonck.

Data x Supply Chain: new paradigms

This publication deciphers the vast subject of data in the Supply Chain, from its management to its exploitation and sharing. Thanks to a dozen client stories, discover the actions to take and the tools available to master your data.

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But to what end?

That of a Supply Chain at the service of thecircular economy, respect for customer commitments, competitiveness of its component activities and decarbonization.

Conceived as part of Lab Digital, this reference document was made possible thanks to contributions from manufacturers, service providers, consultants and solution publishers, each of whom brought their expertise to bear on the challenges of data management. 

Student manifesto for an ecological awakening

2 students who took part in the drafting of the Manifeste Étudiant pour un Réveil Écologique (Student Manifesto for an Ecological Awakening) take the floor at the Rencontres Internationales de la Supply Chain in 2019 to tell us about their determination to take their future into their own hands.