A hybrid approach using ISM and fuzzy TOPSIS for the selection of reverse logistics provider

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-36

  Kannan, Govindan ^a   Pokharel, Shaligram ^b   Kumar, P S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

(3PRLP); Fuzzy TOPSIS; Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM); Reverse logistics; Third party reverse logistics provider

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

(3PRLP); FUZZY TOPSIS; INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURAL MODELING; REVERSE LOGISTICS; THIRD-PARTY REVERSE LOGISTICS;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 72149095756     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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