Exploring the linkage between investment in manufacturing and environmental technologies

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-147

  Klassen, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Operations management; Pollution; Process management; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034423016     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010304224     Document Type: Article

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