Evaluation of sustainability using an integrated approach at process and product level: A case study

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-141

  Vinodh, S ^a   Prasanna, M ^a   Selvan, K Eazhil ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

life cycle assessment; risk benefit sheet; sustainability; sustainability assessment; sustainability index; weighted average method

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; WEIGHTED AVERAGE METHOD;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84880933881     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2012.677490     Document Type: Article

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