Fuzzy sustainability incentives in new product development: An empirical exploration of sustainability challenges in manufacturing companies

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 513-545

 

^a Alex)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case study; Environmental management; Innovation management; New product development; Process improvement; Sustainable design; Sustainable operations management; Sustainable product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897047271     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-10-2012-0461     Document Type: Article

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