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Strategies for Cost Optimization in Supply Chains with a Focus on Green Development
- 1 School of Intelligent Transportation and Engineering, Institute of Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou, China
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Abstract
As global sustainability advances, businesses face demands in their quest for green transformation. However, in this process, companies face many cost control problems. Although researchers have conducted extensive studies on supply chain cost control strategies, there is still a lack of research on cost optimization in the context of green development. The research topic of this paper focuses on the cost optimization strategy of enterprise supply chains under the perspective of green development. Taking Sam's Club as a case study, this paper analyzes the measures implemented by the company to achieve green transformation, and then analyzes the cost management problems and proposes corresponding optimization strategies. The study found that some of the cost control measures taken increased the operating costs as well as the promotional costs of the firms. The research in this paper aims to provide a reference for enterprises to effectively carry out cost optimization under the framework of green development, to promote enterprises to achieve sustainable development, and to provide theoretical support for practice in related fields.
Keywords
Green Development, Supply Chain Cost Control, Supply Chain Management
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Wang,J. (2025). Strategies for Cost Optimization in Supply Chains with a Focus on Green Development. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,166,71-76.
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