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Measures of Sustainability in Healthcare 医疗保健可持续性措施

Sustainability Analytics and Modeling Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.samod.2021.100001

Rama Mehra, Milind Kumar Sharma

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引用次数: 10

Design for reusability and product reuse under radical innovation 突破性创新下的可重用性设计和产品重用

Sustainability Analytics and Modeling Pub Date : 2016-03-18 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2752343

V. Verter, Tamer Boyacı, Michael R. Galbreth

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引用次数: 3

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