Integrated resource efficiency: measurement and management

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1576-1600

  Koh, S C L ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^a   Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad ^b   Obayi, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Performance measurement; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992166168     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: 17586593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-05-2015-0266     Document Type: Article

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