An integrated approach for risk-based life cycle assessment and multi-criteria decision-making: Selection, design and evaluation of cleaner and greener processes

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 770-792

  Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Khan, Faisal I ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Fuzzy control; Green marketing; Life cycle costs; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750369768     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150610710927     Document Type: Article

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