Developing sustainable supply chains in the UK construction industry: A case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 271-284

  Dadhich, P ^a   Genovese, A ^b   Kumar, N ^b   Acquaye, A ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Construction industry; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment; Sustainable supply chain

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID MATERIALS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL; GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS; POLICY CHANGES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84927973977     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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