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An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). / Appleby, Michaela; Lambert, Christopher; Rennie, Allan et al.
Dynamic methods and process advancements in mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineering. ed. / J. Paulo Davim. Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global, 2012. p. 73-90.

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Appleby, M, Lambert, C, Rennie, A & Buckley, A 2012, An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). in JP Davim (ed.), Dynamic methods and process advancements in mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineering. IGI Global, Hershey, Penn., pp. 73-90. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch004

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Appleby, M., Lambert, C., Rennie, A., & Buckley, A. (2012). An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In J. P. Davim (Ed.), Dynamic methods and process advancements in mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineering (pp. 73-90). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch004

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Appleby M, Lambert C, Rennie A, Buckley A. An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Davim JP, editor, Dynamic methods and process advancements in mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineering. Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global. 2012. p. 73-90 doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch004

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Appleby, Michaela ; Lambert, Christopher ; Rennie, Allan et al. / An investigation into the environmental impact of product recovery methods to support sustainable manufacturing within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dynamic methods and process advancements in mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineering. editor / J. Paulo Davim. Hershey, Penn. : IGI Global, 2012. pp. 73-90

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