The purpose and focus of environmental performance measurement systems in logistics

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-249

  Björklund, Maria ^a   Forslund, Helena ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Logistics; Measurement system; Performance management; Purpose; Supply chain focus; Supply chain management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874793845     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401311309168     Document Type: Article

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