Design and assessment of a sustainable networked system in the U.S.; Case study of book delivery system

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Junbeum, Kim ^a   Ming, Xu ^a   Kahhat, Ramzy ^a   Allenby, Braden ^a   Williams, Eric ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

E commerce; Network; Sustainability; Sustainable networked delivery (SND) system

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMMERCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PUMPING PLANTS; REGIONAL PLANNING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

CASE STUDIES; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; E-COMMERCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; NETWORK; NETWORKED SYSTEMS; RESEARCH RESULTS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE NETWORKED DELIVERY (SND) SYSTEM; URBAN AREAS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 51849152498     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562874     Document Type: Conference Paper

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