Sustainable supply chain optimisation: An industrial case study

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-83

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Shah, Nilay ^a   Wassick, John ^b   Helling, Rich ^b   Van Egerschot, Peter ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

GHG reduction; Life cycle assessment; Multi objective optimisation; Supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

DOW CHEMICALS; GHG REDUCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL TEST CASE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84901845091     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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