The sustainable agenda and energy efficiency: Logistics solutions and supply chains in times of climate change

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 5-13

  Halldórsson, Árni ^a   Kovács, Gyöngyi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distribution management; Energy management; Supply chain management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949327696     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031011018019     Document Type: Article

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