Life cycle assessment in the supply chain: A review and case study

Transport Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 761-782

  Browne, Michael ^a   Rizet, Christophe ^b   Anderson, Stephen ^a   Allen, Julian ^a   Keïta, Basile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INRETS   (France)

^c B2K Consultants L'Hay Les Roses ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; LIFE CYCLE; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURING;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 31344443052     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640500360993     Document Type: Review

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