Measuring and Improving Eco-efficiency Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Case Study of Mahón-Menorca Cheese

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 614-628

  Sanjuan, Neus ^a   Ribal, Javier ^a   Clemente, Gabriela ^a   Fenollosa, Ma Loreto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost assessment; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Price simulation; Scenario building

Indexed keywords

COST ASSESSMENT; DATA ENVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PRICE SIMULATION; SCENARIO BUILDING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RATING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EFFICIENCY;

AUTOMATION; CLEANER PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

EID: 79961022950     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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