A decision making model to maximise the value of reverse logistics in the computer industry

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-312

  Tan, Albert ^a   Kumar, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Decision making; Linear programming; Model; Repair; Reverse logistics; Scrap

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949091059     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2008.017478     Document Type: Article

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