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| Author: | Sivaraman, D. (et al.) |
| Title: | Comparative energy, environmental, and economic analysis of traditional and e-commerce DVD rental networks |
| Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2007 : SUMMER, VOL. 11:3, p. 77-91 |
| Index terms: | leisure industry rental trade electronic commerce networks sustainable development consumption ecology life cycles USA |
| Freeterms: | e-commerce |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study is a comparative life-cycle assessment (LCA) of two competing digital video disc (DVD) rental networks: the e-commerce option (ordering of movies online) and the traditional business option (rental through stores). The primary energy and environmental performance for both networks are presented using a multicriterion LCA. The package selected by the traditional network is responsible for 67 percent of the difference in total energy consumption of the two alternatives. It is shown among others that the e-commerce alternative consumed 33 percent less energy and emitted 40 percent less CO2 than the traditional option. A set of sensitivity analyses test the influence of distance traveled, transportation mode, and reuse of DVD and DVD packaging on the final results. |
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