Material efficiency in manufacturing: swedish evidence on potential, barriers and strategies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 438-450

  Shahbazi, Sasha ^a   Wiktorsson, Magnus ^a   Kurdve, Martin ^b   Jönsson, Christina ^b   Bjelkemyr, Marcus ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive; Industrial waste management; Manufacturing sustainability; Material efficiency; Residual material; Waste segregation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; REUSABILITY; ROCKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; MATERIAL EFFICIENCY; RESIDUAL MATERIALS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATIONS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84981762349     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.143     Document Type: Article

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