Eco-efficiency for pollution prevention in small to medium-sized enterprises: A case from South Korea

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-240

  Suh, Sangwon ^a,b   Kun, Mo Lee ^c   Ha, Sangsun ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

^d SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electroplating; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Multiattribute decision making; Normalization; Total cost assessment (TCA); Weighting

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROPLATING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHING;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MULTIATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; NORMALIZATION; TOTAL COST ASSESSMENT (TCA);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COST; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GRAPHICAL METHOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33750613782     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819805775247918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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