The strategic role of recycling centres for environmental performance of waste management systems

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-367

  Krook, Joakim ^a   Eklund, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actors; Sorting quality; System performance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RECYCLING;

ACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; PAPER ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ROLE; SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MANAGER; MANPOWER PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77649181726     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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