Selection of a reverse logistics project for end-of-life computers: ANP and goal programing approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4849-4870

  Ravi, V ^a   Shankar, Ravi ^a   Tiwari, M K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical network process; Computer hardware industry; Multi criteria decision making; Reverse logistics; Zero one goal programming

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOGISTICS; MANAGERS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ANALYTICAL NETWORK PROCESS (ANP); END-OF-LIFE (EOF); ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY; HYBRID APPROACHES; MANAGERIAL DECISIONS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING (MCDM); PROJECT SELECTION; REALISTIC REPRESENTATION; RESOURCE LIMITATIONS; REVERSE LOGISTICS (RL); ZERO-ONE;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48249084194     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540601115989     Document Type: Article

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