Supply chain drivers that foster the development of green initiatives in an emerging economy

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 656-688

  Hsu, Chin Chun ^a   Tan, Keah Choon ^a   Zailani, Suhaiza Hanim Mohamad ^b   Jayaraman, Vaidyanathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for environment; Emerging economy; Green purchasing; Green supply chain; Malaysia; Newly industrialised economies; Reverse logistics; Supply chain management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878157463     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-10-2011-0401     Document Type: Article

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