Initiatives and outcomes of green supply chain management implementation by Chinese manufacturers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-189

  Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Lai, Kee hung ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Green supply chain management; Implementation; Industry comparisons; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

CHINESE MANUFACTURERS; ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; INDUSTRY COMPARISON; ORGANISATIONAL; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; POWER;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; POWER GENERATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POWER SUPPLY; PREDICTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34547119046     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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