Development and assessment of strategies to ensure economic sustainability of the U.S. automotive recovery infrastructure

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 470-477

  Kumar, Vishesh ^a   Sutherland, John W ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dismantler; Economics; Environment; Material Flow and Economic Exchange Model; Non ferrous Operator; Profit enhancement approaches; Shredder; Technological strategy

Indexed keywords

DISMANTLER; ENVIRONMENT; MATERIAL FLOW AND ECONOMIC EXCHANGE MODEL; NON-FERROUS OPERATOR; PROFIT-ENHANCEMENT APPROACHES; SHREDDER; TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATERIALS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEHICLES;

RECOVERY;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65749091482     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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