The judgment of garbage: End-of-pipe treatment and waste reduction

Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1812-1828

  Dutt, Nilanjana ^a   King, Andrew A ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Operations design; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT THEORY; OPERATIONS DESIGN; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; PREVENTION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; REGULATORY POLICIES; SOURCE REDUCTION; WASTE REDUCTION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84904015850     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2013.1827     Document Type: Article

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