Operations management challenges for some "cleantech" firms

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 527-536

  Plambeck, Erica L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Capacity investment; Energy; Environment; Process innovation; Public policy; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

BANKRUPTCY; CAPACITY INVESTMENT; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; PROCESS INNOVATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84885981093     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.2013.0455     Document Type: Article

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