An end-of-life decision support tool for product recovery considerations in the footwear industry

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 602-615

  Staikos, T ^a   Rahimifard, S ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support; End of Life management; Footwear industry; Shoe recycling

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT; FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; FOOTWEAR PRODUCT RECOVERY; SHOE RECYCLING;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

EID: 34547552545     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920701416549     Document Type: Article

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