Towards a sustainable fashion retail supply chain in Europe: Organisation and performance

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 534-553

  de Brito, Marisa P ^a   Carbone, Valentina ^b,c   Blanquart, Corinne Meunier ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b OMNES Education   (France)

^c ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^d INRETS Institut National de Recherches sur les Transports et leur Sécurité   (France)

Author keywords

Fashion supply chain; Organisation and performance; Stakeholders' views; Supply chain management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

FASHION INDUSTRY; LABOUR CONDITIONS; ORGANISATION AND PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE USE; RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN; STAKEHOLDERS' VIEWS; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 46849106515     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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