Core issues in sustainable supply chain management - A Delphi study

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 455-466

  Seuring, Stefan ^a   Müller, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Supplier management; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DELPHI ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 60649085825     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.607     Document Type: Article

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