Assessing green supply chain practices in the Ghanaian mining industry: A framework and evaluation

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 325-341

  Kusi Sarpong, Simonov ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Wang, Xuping ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic network process (ANP); Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); Fuzzy theory; Ghana; Green supply chain management (GSCM) practices; Mining industry

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; MINERAL INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; FUZZY THEORY; GHANA; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84964350640     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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