Life cycle thinking in small and medium enterprises: The results of research on the implementation of life cycle tools in Polish SMEs - Part 2: LCA related aspects

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 891-900

  Witczak, Joanna ^a   Kasprzak, Jedrzej ^b   Klos, Zbigniew ^b   Kurczewski, Przemyslaw ^b   Lewandowska, Anna ^a   Lewicki, Robert ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Environmental aspects; implementation; LC perspective; SMEs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE THINKING; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84899111233     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0687-9     Document Type: Article

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