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Mapping the carbon emissions for the supply chains of IKEA’s two sofa products, and providing recommendations regarding the highest potential for improvement.

Cheng, Jingwei LU and Wadood, Zainub LU (2021) MTTM02 20211
Engineering Logistics
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to conduct the Life Cycle Assessment of IKEA’s two Sofa products and provide recommendations for reducing the overall carbon footprints. Different phases of supply chains are included in the scope of this study, i.e., selection of raw materials, their acquisition, production phase, and transportation of final product to market regions. The benefit of the study is that IKEA can find areas of improvement in its existing supply chains.
Popular Abstract
Due to global warming and climate change issues in recent years, supply chain managers are now conscious of reducing their businesses' environmental footprint. So, there is a strong need for companies to measure their carbon emissions. In this regard, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology is a good tool to quantify the environmental impact of a material or a product, throughout the stages of its life cycle.
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing company, has a vision of becoming climate positive by 2030. The company wants to map the supply chains of its products to measure their carbon emissions. The study helps IKEA to map the supply chain of its two famous sofa products
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author
Cheng, Jingwei LU and Wadood, Zainub LU
supervisor
organization
course
MTTM02 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
“Life Cycle Assessment” & “Sustainability” “Greenhouse Gas Emission” United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG), “Carbon Emissions”, “GHG Protocol”, “Green Supply Chain Management”, “Sustainable Supply Chain Management” “ISO 14000”, “Case Study”, “Furniture”.
report number
5944
language
English
id
9051431
date added to LUP
2021-06-09 09:54:16
date last changed
2021-06-09 09:54:16
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