Strategic business operations, freight transport and eco-efficiency: A conceptual model

Greening the Supply Chain

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 103-115

  Kam, Booi Hon ^a   Christopherson, Geoff ^a   Smyrnios, Kosmas X ^a   Walker, Rhett H ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79952623464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-84628-299-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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