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Measuring the social impact of logistics

By STAFF

Proponents of the European "bestLog" project say that logistics best practices should take into account the social and environmental impact of those standards.

From the Quarter 02 2008 issue

Better economic performance should not be the sole objective of implementing logistics best practices. Instead, any such practice should also take into account the social and environmental impact of that standard. So say the proponents of the "bestLog" project, which aims to develop a best practices standard for logistics in Europe....

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