Reducing the Carbon Footprint within Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Supply Chains through Collaboration: The Manufacturers' Perspective

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 44-61

  Theißen, Sebastian ^a   Spinler, Stefan ^a   Huchzermeier, Arnd ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Environmental issues; Multiple case study; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927574817     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12048     Document Type: Article

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