COMM 3508

Across industries from retailing to manufacturing to consulting, professionals skilled in sustainable logistics are in high demand. From the perspective of sustainability (a core business competency), this niche course explores the principles and practices of designing and managing logistics systems that comply with economics, environmental, social, and cultural imperatives in reducing carbon emissions, optimizing resource use, and promoting circularity. Topics include green transportation modes and policies, inventory management, energy-efficient warehousing, reverse logistics, life-cycle analysis, the design of collaborative logistics networks, humanitarian logistics supply chains, and the role of technology in enabling sustainable logistics serve operations.