A variety of indicators is available for assessing the economic, environmental, and social aspects of an Eco-industrial park (EIP). The managers of a sustainability assessment over these parks should overcome an important ...

Advanced computer models are commonly used to simulate reservoir system's performance. If the number of possible management scenarios is large, it can be extremely difficult to follow related system's operation and get a ...

The reverse logistics (RL) seeks to facilitate the return of consumer goods, or its constituent materials, in the production cycle. The main motivators of RL are economic factors, customer service, legal, corporate citizenship ...

A company doesn t operate singly in the market, because it is involved in a chain of buyers and suppliers, from which depends its operational efficiency. Thus, the choice of a partner requires the fulfillment of a number ...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) includes economic, social and environmental aspects, and it has particular significance in mining. This paper explores the subject of CSR in the mining industry and the main synergies ...

Decision-making for sustainable design requires the evaluation of different options considering all sustainability dimensions simultaneously: economic, environmental and social. Each dimension has a specific relative ...