The 6-percent solution: How corporations can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through better planning
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 09:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Nearly 6 percent of greenhouse gases generated by humans are due to the flow of products to consumers. The good news is that corporations could significantly lower these emissions by systematically analyzing their supply chain logistics, suggests David Simchi-Levi, a professor in MIT's Engineering Systems Division and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The bad news, he adds, is that not enough companies analyze their emissions data in a thorough way.