A green approach to the weight reduction of aircraft cabins

Wen-Hsien Tsai, Yao-Chung Chang, Sin-Jin Lin, Hui-Chiao Chen and Po-Yuan Chu

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2014, vol. 40, issue C, 65-77

Abstract: In response to the growing problems of climate change and global warming, airline companies, as members of the global village, are actively promoting energy-saving and carbon reducing measures, and are strictly controlling and managing greenhouse gases generated in the process of providing high-quality transportation services in an attempt to reduce environmental impacts. As environmental protection has become an indicator of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), this study integrates Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and adopts a mathematical programming model in an attempt to provide the airline industry with a method to lower fuel consumption by reducing the weight of seats in passenger cabins. In order to contribute to environmental protection, future research could develop a variety of energy-saving and carbon reducing programs on the basis of this model.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Activity-Based Costing (ABC); Theory of Constraints (TOC); Mathematical programming model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2014.06.004

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