Assessing the environmental footprint of manufactured products: A survey of current literature

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 515-523

  Gaussin, M ^a   Hu, G ^b   Abolghasem, S ^c   Basu, S ^c   Shankar, M R ^c   Bidanda, B ^c  

^a Institute Francais de Mecanique Avancee   (France)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco labeling; Environmental footprint; Environmental sustainability; Green manufacturing; Standardized performance index

Indexed keywords

ECO-LABELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE INDICES;

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; LABELS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84886724249     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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