The continuous increase in beverage consumption worldwide results in enormous energy consumption and carbon emission along the life cycle of beverage products. A novel input-process-output product carbon footprint (PCF) model is developed as a generic framework for products and services with complex operations along the supply chain. A PCF of a carbonated drink product is evaluated at each of the major stages in the product's life cycle with results compared to using GHG Protocol methodology. Results from cradle-to-grave analysis indicate retail and distribution has the largest emissions impact along the product life cycle. Retail distribution routing optimisation model is developed and retail vending equipment are analysed to explore opportunities for reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint. Future sustainable development studies on the PCF of same beverage merchandises produced in various countries and mitigation measures using dynamic routing distribution could be carried out.

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可持续消费和生产：使用供应链输入-过程-输出方法模拟饮料商品的产品碳足迹

全球饮料消费量的持续增长导致饮料产品生命周期中的巨大能源消耗和碳排放。开发了一种新颖的输入-过程-输出产品碳足迹 (PCF) 模型，作为在供应链中具有复杂操作的产品和服务的通用框架。在产品生命周期的每个主要阶段评估碳酸饮料产品的 PCF，并与使用 GHG 协议方法的结果进行比较。从摇篮到坟墓的分析结果表明，零售和分销对整个产品生命周期的排放影响最大。开发了零售配送路线优化模型，并对零售自动售货设备进行了分析，以探索减少能源消耗和碳足迹的机会。