| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 401, 2024
21st International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2024)
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| Article Number | 05001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Life-Cycle Analysis and Sustainable Manufacturing | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440105001 | |
| Published online | 27 August 2024 | |
Global Local (Glocal) Supply Chains for Green Economies: An assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
University of Bristol, UK.
* Corresponding author: james.gopsill@bristol.ac.uk
Flexible manufacturing systems, such as Additive Manufacturing, Robotics and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, can be readily deployed and operated in standard warehouse infrastructure providing the opportunity for the on-demand production of a wide variety of goods closer to their point of consumption. This has the potential to shift long-distance logistics towards raw material transport (which can be packed more tightly) and maximise the potential of zero-emission ‘last mile’ logistics. This paper reports a study to demonstrate the merits of Global Local (Glocal) supply chains in terms of the potential reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). The study used the United Kingdom (UK) and its seven largest cities as the areas of supply and demand with material entering through Dover. The Monte-Carlo simulation showed that distributed production significantly outperforms single location manufacturing and product importing by up to 2-3x.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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