Green supply chain parameters for a Canadian petroleum refinery company

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 56-67

  Lakhal, Salem Y ^a   H'Mida, Souad ^a   Islam, M Rafiqul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Green supply chain; Kyoto convention; Petroleum industry

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY;

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN; KYOTO CONVENTION; PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE; ZERO WASTE;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

BENCHMARKING; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MODEL; PETROLEUM; REFINING INDUSTRY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; WASTE TREATMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249825208     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2007.013236     Document Type: Article

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