Environmental impact of Italian canned tomato logistics: national vs. regional supply chains |
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| Affiliation: | 1. DiSEA and CRENoS, University of Sassari, Via Muroni, 25, 07100 Sassari, Italy;2. DIEC, University of Genoa, Via Vivaldi 2, 16126 Genoa, Italy;1. Institute for Choice, University of South Australia, Sydney, Australia;2. Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Pennsylvania State University, USA;3. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;4. Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA;5. School of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia;1. Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, USA;2. Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia;3. POSCO Engineering Co., Republic of Korea;1. Institute of Production and Supply Chain Management, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany;2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea;3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada;4. School of Business Administration, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, USA;1. Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Av. Unisinos, 950 Bairro Cristo Rei, São Leopoldo/RS, CEP: 93.022-750, Brazil;2. Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7TS, UK;3. Qatar University, Department of Management & Marketing, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar;4. Montpellier Business School, France |
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| Abstract: | The environmental impact of food transportation is site and product specific and depends on the direct relation between origin-to-destination distance and logistic efficiency, as pointed out by the relevant literature. This paper analyses a very specific case, comparing the impacts of transportation generated by the logistics of two brands of Italian canned tomato purchased in Sassari (Sardinia, Italy), one extending over the whole continental Italian territory, the other mainly located in the island of Sardinia. Different sale (supermarket chain vs. independent retailers) and shopping (foot vs. car) modalities are also considered. The contributions to global warming, local pollution and traffic congestion are considered.The case study shows that the logistics of the national brand is much more polluting than the regional, not only because of the longer distance between origin and destination, but also because the additional distance that is needed to reach logistic hubs is not compensated by higher load factors. Instead, the logistics of the regional brand is based on a very efficient point-to-point organization. This result is generalizable to all regional supply chains featuring high volumes of product. Results of the case study also depend on: a) the high impact of packaging transportation, because of the very low weight/volume ratio of empty cans; b) the high CO2 emission coefficient of lorries and trailers transportation by ferry (Ro–Ro). The case study also stresses the very high impact of shopping by car. |
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| Keywords: | Logistics Environmental impact Canned tomato Italy |
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