Using eco-efficiency in sustainable supply chain management; A case study of furniture production

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-570

  Michelsen, Ottar ^a   Fet, Annik Magerholm ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Furniture; LCA; LCC; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

DIRECT CONTROL; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FURNITURE; FURNITURE PRODUCTION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; STEP METHOD; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952763998     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-009-0266-8     Document Type: Article

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