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The Role of ICT in Green Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review

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This chapter provides a systematic literature review of the field of Green Logistics with a focus on the role of ICT (Information and Communication Technology). It is based on 51 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. We analyze and cluster the papers in different areas, like Logistics category, ICT category and research methodology. Moreover, we identify different Information Systems used in Green Logistics and extract potential benefits of the use of ICT for Green Logistics and unsolved research problems. With this, information gaps in current research are determined and recommendations for further research are presented.

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Notes

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    The full list of journals can be accessed via http://uwi.uos.de/ICT-GL-Journals.pdf.

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    The full list of keywords can be downloaded via http://uwi.uos.de/ICT-GL-Keywords.pdf.

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    The complete list of the 51 articles and their index can be downloaded via http://uwi.uos.de/ICT-GL-Paper.pdf.

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    The complete list of the 51 analyzed articles of our systematic literature review and their index can be downloaded via http://uwi.uos.de/ICT-GL-Paper.pdf.

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    Case Study, Cross-Sectional Analysis and Experiment.

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    Deductive Research, Simulation, Reference Modeling, Action Research and Prototyping.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers as well as the other project members, specifically Ms. Marita Imhorst, who provided valuable insights, help and substantive feedback during the research process. This work is part of the project IT-for-Green (Next Generation CEMIS for Environmental, Energy and Resource Management). The IT-for-Green project is funded by the European regional development fund (grant number W/A III 80119242).

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  1. Accounting and Information Systems, Osnabrück University, Katharinenstr. 1, 49069, Osnabrück, Germany

    Volker Frehe & Frank Teuteberg

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  1. Business & Economics, Institute of Electronic Business Process, Lüneburg, Germany

    Burkhardt Funk

  2. Institute of Electronic Business Process, Lüneburg, Germany

    Peter Niemeyer

  3. Department für Informatik Abt. Wirtschaftsinformatik I, Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

    Jorge Marx Gómez

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Frehe, V., Teuteberg, F. (2014). The Role of ICT in Green Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Funk, B., Niemeyer, P., Gómez, J. (eds) Information Technology in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36011-4_5

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