Eco-efficiency in the era of electronic commerce - should 'Eco-Effectiveness' approach be adopted?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 801-808

  Abukhader, Sajed M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Eco effectiveness; Eco efficiency; Electronic commerce; Environmental assessment; Life cycle assessment; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT METHODS; ECOEFFECTIVENESS; ECOEFFICIENCY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 38349181241     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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