Sustainable operations management: A typological approach

Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-30

  Corbett, Lawrence M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environment; Operations management; Sustainability; Typology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON NEUTRALITIES; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS; TYPOLOGY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84890448730     PISSN: 20138423     EISSN: 20130953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3926/jiem.2009.v2n1.p10-30     Document Type: Article

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