Material flow cost accounting: A review and agenda for future research

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 108, Issue , 2015, Pages 1378-1389

  Christ, Katherine L ^a   Burritt, Roger L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental management accounting; ISO 14051; Material flow cost accounting; MFCA; Research agenda; Review

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; REVIEWS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTINGS; ISO 14051; MATERIAL FLOW; MFCA; RESEARCH AGENDA;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 84949782939     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.005     Document Type: Review

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