Sustainable supply chain management in Indian organisations: an empirical investigation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 56, Issue 17, 2018, Pages 5776-5794

  Das, Debadyuti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

competitiveness; environmental management practices; environmental performance; social performance; socially inclusive practices; SSCM practices

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE PRACTICES; SSCM PRACTICES;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85044369485     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1421326     Document Type: Article

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