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Adaptive logistics : Preparing Logistical Systems FOR climate change . Alan McKinnon and Andre Kreie logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK Paper to be presented at the logistics Research Network Conference in Harrogate, 8-10 Sept 2010 Abstract Purpose: This paper outlines what is likely to become a new field of logistics research, focusing on the adaptation of Logistical Systems and supply chains to climate change . This research will essentially reverse the traditional causality of green logistics research, which examines the effects of Logistical activities on the environment, to consider how logistics will have to be modified in response to the effects of climate change . The paper discusses five key areas of research that will require investigation, in each case reviewing relevant literature. Research Approach: As this is a new field of research, the approach is essentially exploratory and speculative.

ADAPTIVE LOGISTICS: PREPARING LOGISTICAL SYSTEMS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. Alan McKinnon and Andre Kreie Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

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