Sustainability of hydrogen supply chain. Part I: Identification of critical criteria and cause-effect analysis for enhancing the sustainability using DEMATEL

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 14159-14171

  Ren, Jingzheng ^a   Manzardo, Alessandro ^a   Toniolo, Sara ^a   Scipioni, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory; Hydrogen supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL CONDITIONS; CAUSE-EFFECT ANALYSIS; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; DEMATEL; DRIVING FACTORS; HYDROGEN SUPPLY CHAINS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS;

DECISION MAKING; HYDROGEN; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84886098466     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.126     Document Type: Article

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