A strategic decision model for the justification of supply chain as a means to improve national development index

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 69-86

  Balan, S ^a   Vrat, Prem ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP); Modified Brown Gibson (MBG) model; National Development Index (NDI); Supply Chain Management Index (SCMI)

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS (AHP); MODIFIED BROWN-GIBSON (MBG) MODELS; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX (NDI); SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INDEX (SCMI);

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548769349     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2007.013527     Document Type: Article

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