Sustainable operations: Their impact on the triple bottom line

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-159

  Gimenez, Cristina ^a   Sierra, Vicenta ^a   Rodon, Juan ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Survey; Sustainable operations; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXTERNAL COMMUNITY; FINANCIAL GAINS; INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY SURVEYS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING PLANT; OPERATIONAL PROJECTS; PLANT LEVEL; SHORT TERM; SOCIAL PRACTICES; SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION; SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS; THREE COMPONENT; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; TWO-COMPONENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865698849     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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