Performance measurement of sustainable supply chains: A review and research questions

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 744-783

  Tajbakhsh, Alireza ^a   Hassini, Elkafi ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green issues; Measurement; Performance measurement; Supply chain; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936971232     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-03-2013-0056     Document Type: Article

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