Consumers and governments are pressuring firms to strike a balance between profitability
and sustainability. However, this balance can only be maintained in the long run if the firm …

Natural resource endowments have the potential of transforming the prospects of many
developing economies. However, a nation's mineral resources can only generate prosperity …

The view that adopting an environmental perspective on operations can lead to improved
operations is in itself not novel; phrases such as “lean is green” are increasingly …

There is a growing concern that business enterprises and their supply chains focus primarily
on economic activities and ignore their impact on the environment and society. This paper …

The nonferrous metallurgical (NFM) industry is a cornerstone industry for a nation's
economy. With the development of artificial technologies and high requirements on …

We report the first comprehensive and reliable time series for As, Mo, Sb, and Tl in the
snowpack from Dome Fuji in the central East Antarctic Plateau. Our results show significant …

Investment in mining projects involves significant uncertainty. Project investment is usually
high risk, irreversible and challenged by major economic factors. Mining commodity prices in …

Purpose–The existing business paradigm in the sawmill industry is that improvements are
achieved by enhancements at each individual sawmilling plant. The authors investigate a …

Under the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide have subsidized manufacturers or
consumers on the production or purchase of masks. However, the impacts of these …

Pipelines play a critical role in matching the supply and demand of natural gas. The pricing
of their capacity is an important problem in practice for pipeline companies and the users of …