Did reverse logistics practices hit the triple bottom line of Chinese manufacturers?

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-117

  Lai, Kee Hung ^a   Wu, Sarah J ^b   Wong, Christina W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Manufacturing; Reverse logistics; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE MANUFACTURERS; MANUFACTURING PRACTICES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; REVERSE LOGISTICS; SEEMINGLY UNRELATED REGRESSION; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84885186453     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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