Toward environmental and quality sustainability: An integrated approach for continuous improvement

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-181

  Savino, Matteo Mario ^a   Mazza, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuous Improvement; Environmental Management System (EMS); Environmental Responsible Management (ERM); Fuzzy Logic; Integrated Management Systems (IMS); Quality Management System (QMS); Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FUZZY LOGIC; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTEGRATED CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SMART CARDS;

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT (ERM); INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893803248     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2013.2288495     Document Type: Article

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