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Title Eco-efficiency in extended supply chains: A case study of furniture production
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Authors Michelsen, O; Fet, AM; Dahlsrud, A
Title Eco-efficiency in extended supply chains: A case study of furniture production
Year 2006
Published Journal Of Environmental Management, 79, 3
DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.07.007
Abstract This paper presents a methodology about how eco-efficiency in extended supply chains (ESCs) can be understood and measured. The extended supply chain includes all processes in the life cycle of a product and the eco-efficiency is measured as the relative environmental and value performance in one ESC compared to other ESCs. The paper is based on a case study of furniture production in Norway. Nine different environmental performance indicators are identified. These are based on suggestions from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and additional indicators that are shown to have significant impacts in the life cycle of the products. Value performance is measured as inverse life cycle costs. The eco-efficiency for six different chair models is calculated and the relative values are shown graphically in XY-diagrams. This provides information about the relative performance of the products, which is valuable in green procurement processes. The same method is also used for analysing changes in eco-efficiency when possible alterations in the ESC are introduced. Here, it is shown that a small and realistic change of end-of-life treatment significantly changes the eco-efficiency of a product. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author Keywords eco-efficiency; environmental performance; value performance; extended supply chain
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000237731000008
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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