Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Thorn, Brian K."
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Carbon footprint analysis of pallet remanufacturing
Roy, Debjit; Thorn, Brian K.; Carrano, Andres L.; Tornese, Fabiana; Pazour, Jennifer A (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016-07-10)This research is the first attempt to characterize the carbon equivalent emissions associated with pallet remanufacturing operations for two repositioning scenarios (cross-docking and take-back), and under multiple levels ... -
Investigating the environmental and economic impact of loading conditions and repositioning strategies for pallet pooling providers
Roy, Debjit; Tornese, Fabiana; Pazour, Jennifer A.; Thorn, Brian K.; Carrano, Andres L. (Elsevier, 2018-01-20)Pallets are fundamental assets critical to worldwide supply chain logistics. This research develops models for closed-loop pallet pooling providers to understand the environmental and economic impact of customer ... -
Selection of pallet management strategies based on carbon emissions impact
Carrano, Andres L.; Pazour, Jennifer A.; Roy, Debjit; Thorn, Brian K. (Elsevier, 2015)This work describes the lifecycle of wood pallets as they move through the supply chain and compares the environmental impacts of the three predominant pallet management strategies: single-use expendable, reusable buy/sell, ...