Economic and environmental assessment of reusable plastic containers: A food catering supply chain case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-101

  Accorsi, Riccardo ^a   Cascini, Alessandro ^a,b   Cholette, Susan ^c   Manzini, Riccardo ^a   Mora, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food supply chain (FSC); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Packaging; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; ECODESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; PACKAGING; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DISTRIBUTION SUPPLY CHAINS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; END-OF-LIFE PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NETWORK GEOGRAPHIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84899958253     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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