A conceptual framework for adopting sustainability in greening the supply chains

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 491-510

  So, Stuart ^a   Xu, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Eco friendly; Green supply chain management; SSCM; Sustainability; Sustainable supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910644882     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2014.065662     Document Type: Article

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