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Integrating Perspectives of Logistics and Lifestyles for a Sustainable Economy

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This chapter provides a first overview of the need for an intertwined view of modern logistics services and consumer lifestyles in holistically understood supply chains. The research subjects are placed in the overall context of a necessary transformation into a sustainable economic system. The authors briefly define research gaps and systematically access the basic constellations of the underlying research approach for this book. Goals and methods are named and an overall systemic view of the effect of the interplay between consumers, services and all actors in the supply chain is established. Finally, the structure of the book is explained.

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    “Supply Chain Operations Reference” model of the US Supply Chain Council (SCC) from the 1990s.

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Melkonyan, A., Krumme, K. (2019). Integrating Perspectives of Logistics and Lifestyles for a Sustainable Economy. In: Melkonyan, A., Krumme, K. (eds) Innovative Logistics Services and Sustainable Lifestyles. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98467-4_1

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