Development of a cloud-based platform for footprint assessment in green supply chain management

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-203

  Xing, Ke ^a   Qian, Wei ^a   Zaman, Atiq Uz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Green supply chain management; Life cycle assessment; Organic cotton

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLOUD COMPUTING; COTTON; LIFE CYCLE;

CLOUD BASED PLATFORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE INFORMATION; ORGANIC COTTONS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84985896524     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.042     Document Type: Article

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