The logistics service providers in eco-efficiency innovation: An empirical study

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 583-603

  Rossi, Silvia ^a   Colicchia, Claudia ^b   Cozzolino, Alessandra ^c   Christopher, Martin ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Logistics and learning capabilities; Logistics innovation; Logistics service providers; Sustainable supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886004788     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-02-2012-0053     Document Type: Review

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