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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MBA PROGRAMME
COURSE: DPS 504: LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
LECTURER: Ms. SALOME RICHU
Group 1 & 2
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
July 04, 2012
PRESENTED BY
D61/60090/2011 – ONGONDO LUCAS
D61/67682/2011 – CHEBELYON KEN
D61/68645/2011 - WANYONYI LEVINA KULUNDU
D61/66737/2010 – MBOGO BENSON
D61/63174/2011 – MURIUKI ANN CAROLINE
D61/67845/2011 – MBUGUA CAROLINE
D61/62803/11 – CHARLES MAINA
D61/63039/11 – ANTHONY GAKINYA
D61/68050/11 – LUCAS M. MBITHUKA
D61/69560/11 - CAROLINE NGATIA
D61/67268 /11 – PAUL M. NYATHORE
D61/67571/11- OMARIBA N. ESNAH
D61/68187/11- ASHIOYA BRANICE D61/67572/2011 EVANS O ACHONJO
D61/61420/10– LILIAN KAGAI
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Environmental Issues in Logistics and transport Management 3
2.1 Impacts of environment on logistics and transport systems 3
2.2. Environmental impact of products and packages 4
2.3 Environmental Regulations 4
2.3.1 Control through information 5
2.3.2 Control through financial measures 5
2.3.3 Control through legal measures 5
2.4. Transport 5
2.5. Packages 6
2.6. Material supply system 6
2.7. Production System 6
2.8. Distribution System 6
3. Ethical issues in Logistics and Transport Management 6
3.1. Ethical Practices in Logistics and Transportation 7
3.2 How to ensure ethics in logistics and transportation 8
3.3 Benefits of ethical behavior 8
3.4 Obstacles of upholding ethical practices 8
3.5 Importance of ethics in logistics and transport management 8
3.6 Scope of ethics 9
4. Conclusion 9
5. References 10
1. Introduction
Companies nowadays cannot operate without taking into consideration of laws and regulations governing their conduct. In an era where environmental issues and ethics are key policy decisions it is only prudent that companies be in the forefront of implementing these
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MBA PROGRAMME
COURSE: DPS 504: LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
LECTURER: Ms. SALOME RICHU
Group 1 & 2
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
July 04, 2012
PRESENTED BY
D61/60090/2011 – ONGONDO LUCAS
D61/67682/2011 – CHEBELYON KEN
D61/68645/2011 - WANYONYI LEVINA KULUNDU
D61/66737/2010 – MBOGO BENSON
D61/63174/2011 – MURIUKI ANN CAROLINE
D61/67845/2011 – MBUGUA CAROLINE
D61/62803/11 – CHARLES MAINA
D61/63039/11 – ANTHONY GAKINYA
D61/68050/11 – LUCAS M. MBITHUKA
D61/69560/11 - CAROLINE NGATIA
D61/67268 /11 – PAUL M. NYATHORE
D61/67571/11- OMARIBA N. ESNAH
D61/68187/11- ASHIOYA BRANICE D61/67572/2011 EVANS O ACHONJO
D61/61420/10– LILIAN KAGAI
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Environmental Issues in Logistics and transport Management 3
2.1 Impacts of environment on logistics and transport systems 3
2.2. Environmental impact of products and packages 4
2.3 Environmental Regulations 4
2.3.1 Control through information 5
2.3.2 Control through financial measures 5
2.3.3 Control through legal measures 5
2.4. Transport 5
2.5. Packages 6
2.6. Material supply system 6
2.7. Production System 6
2.8. Distribution System 6
3. Ethical issues in Logistics and Transport Management 6
3.1. Ethical Practices in Logistics and Transportation 7
3.2 How to ensure ethics in logistics and transportation 8
3.3 Benefits of ethical behavior 8
3.4 Obstacles of upholding ethical practices 8
3.5 Importance of ethics in logistics and transport management 8
3.6 Scope of ethics 9
4. Conclusion 9
5. References 10
1. Introduction
Companies nowadays cannot operate without taking into consideration of laws and regulations governing their conduct. In an era where environmental issues and ethics are key policy decisions it is only prudent that companies be in the forefront of implementing these
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