A strategic sustainability justification methodology for organizational decisions: A reverse logistics illustration

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18-19, 2007, Pages 4595-4620

  Presley, Adrien ^a   Meade, Laura ^b   Sarkis, Joseph ^c  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reverse logistics; Strategic justification; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY; PROJECT EVALUATION; REVERSE LOGISTICS; STRATEGIC JUSTIFICATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548401235     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701440220     Document Type: Article

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