Conceptual sustainable production principles in practice: Do they reflect what companies do?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 693-701

  Alayon C ^a   Safsten K ^a   Johansson, G ^a,b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Manufacturing companies; Sustainable manufacturing practices; Sustainable production principles

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MANUFACTURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING PRACTICES; MARKET PRESSURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL REGULATIONS; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; SWEDISHS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84994220079     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.079     Document Type: Article

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