Constructing a process model for low-carbon supply chain cooperation practices based on the DEMATEL and the NK model

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 237-257

  Bai, Chunguang ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Dou, Yijie ^a  

^a DONGBEI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Decision making; DEMATEL; Green supply chains; Low carbon performance; Low carbon supply chain cooperation; NK model; Performance; Process framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026895473     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-09-2015-0361     Document Type: Article

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