Developing sustainability in the Italian meat supply chain: an empirical investigation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1183-1209

  Golini, Ruggero ^a   Moretto, Antonella ^b   Caniato, Federico ^b   Caridi, Maria ^b   Kalchschmidt, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

case studies; food industry; supply chain management; sustainability; sustainable manufacturing

Indexed keywords

MEATS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CASE-STUDIES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84988624538     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2016.1234724     Document Type: Article

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