Exploring retailers' sensitivity to local sustainability policies

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1103-1122

  Quak, H J ^a   de Koster, M B M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case study; City logistics distribution; Governmental regulation; Retail; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; RETAIL STORES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VEHICLE ROUTING;

CITY LOGISTICS/DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION; TIME-WINDOW PRESSURE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548794021     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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