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Low-carbon operations and production: putting training in perspective
(2014)
The purpose of this paper is mainly to show how training may support low-carbon operations and production management in a more sustainable organizational context. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework to ...
Contingency theory, climate change, and low-carbon operations management
(2017-01-01)
Purpose: Drawing on the theory of contingency, the aim of this work is to understand how supply chain-related contingencies, arising from climate change, are related to changes in the organisational structure of firms. ...
Decarbonisation of operations management – looking back, moving forward: a review and implications for the production research community
(2018-01-16)
This paper systematically analyses the vital motivations, drivers and barriers to the adoption of low-carbon operations management practices in response to climate change, highlighting the implications for the International ...
Toward greener supply chains: is there a role for the new ISO 50001 approach to energy and carbon management?
(2017-06-01)
Considering the increased interest of stakeholders in climate change and a low-carbon economy, this article has investigated and identified several contributions of the ISO 50001 in support of the adoption of green supply ...
Planning low-carbon electricity systems under uncertainty considering operational flexibility and smart grid technologies
(Royal Society, 2017)
Electricity grid operators and planners need to deal with both the rapidly increasing integration of renewables and an unprecedented level of uncertainty that originates from unknown generation outputs, changing commercial ...
Production and use of electrolytic hydrogen in Ecuador towards a low carbon economy
(ELSEVIER LTD, 2014-01-01)
This paper presents a pre-feasibility study of producing and using electrolytic hydrogen in Ecuador as part of a strategy towards a low carbon economy. Hydrogen could be produced using hydropower either alone or combined ...
Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
(Public Library Science, 2013-08-13)
Jellyfish form spectacular blooms throughout the world?s oceans. Jellyfish body plans are characterised by high water and low carbon contents which enables them to grow much larger than non-gelatinous animals of equivalent ...