Lean and green in the transport and logistics sector – a case study of simultaneous deployment

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 1221-1232

  Garza Reyes, Jose Arturo ^a   Villarreal, Bernardo ^b   Kumar, Vikas ^c   Molina Ruiz, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; environmental performance; environmental sustainability; green; lean; road transportation; waste elimination

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ROADS AND STREETS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN; LEAN; ROAD TRANSPORTATION; WASTE ELIMINATIONS;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84974705058     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2016.1197436     Document Type: Article

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