Supply chain sustainability assessment of the U.S. food manufacturing sectors: A life cycle-based frontier approach

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-20

  Egilmez, Gokhan ^a   Kucukvar, Murat ^b   Tatari, Omer ^b   Bhutta, M Khurrum S ^c  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Economic input output analysis; Food manufacturing; Life cycle assessment; Supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BENCHMARKING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC INPUT-OUTPUT LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (EIO-LCA) MODEL; ECONOMIC INPUT/ OUTPUT ANALYSIS; FOOD MANUFACTURING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING;

MANUFACTURE;

WATER;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FOOD PRODUCTION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC INPUT OUTPUT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MANUFACTURING; FOREST; GRAZING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84889238613     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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