Incorporating sustainability into supply management in the automotive industry - the case of the Volkswagen AG

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1053-1062

  Koplin, Julia ^a   Seuring, Stefan ^b   Mesterharm, Michael ^a  

^a VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Environmental and social problems; Supply management; Supply policy; Sustainability; Volkswagen AG

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY POLICY; VOLKSWAGEN AG (CAR MODEL);

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847769108     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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