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these commitments will decide the future market leaders. e) Centralization or Warehouse Hubs A lot of natural land and power is required to host warehouse and logistics facilities. Organization have two methods when laying out their facilities’ network, having decentralized or centralized facilities. Both methods have their benefits and disadvantages, as with decentralized you have more of a safety net in cases of failure, as opposed in a centralized warehouse, and in some cases have facilities closer to certain customers. Regardless, selecting a strategic location to construct a new centralized facility will have lower energy consumption and emissions, less facilities to operate, and if it is within proximity to an organization’s major costumers, it will also reduce transportation costs. When constructing new facilities, it is of high priority to consider having centralized facilities to serve customers and lower organizations emissions. Centralized facilities may also present opportunities to form strategic partnerships within an organization’s supply chain. V. C onclusion In conclusion, the paper explores some of the available methods and future concepts that aims to reduce energy consumption in warehouse & logistics facilities, whether they are in operation to be constructed. By investing in green initiatives and planning and designing for lower energy consuming facilities, organizations will ensure they are compliant with regulations, enhance their customers relationship, lower their environmental impact, and improve their profits by lower their operating costs. This paper may be used as preliminary guidelines for organizations to follow in tackling the multitude of challenges facing their facilities from multiple areas, in order to have greener existing or future warehouse & logistics facilities that maximize value for all stakeholders. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. Ulucak, R., Özturk, I., Yücel, A. 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