Decision support system for the optimal location of electrical and electronic waste treatment plants: A case study in Greece

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 870-879

  Achillas, Ch ^a   Vlachokostas, C ^a   Moussiopoulos, T ^a   Banias, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL NUMBERS; DECISION MAKERS; ELECTRE III; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENTS; FINANCIAL VIABILITY; LOCAL ACCEPTANCE; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; REAL-WORLD; RECYCLING FACILITIES; REVERSE LOGISTICS NETWORK; TRANSPORTATION COST; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE STREAM;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LOCATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RECYCLING; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LOCATION DECISION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRIC HAZARD; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GREECE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNIQUE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONICS; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

GREECE;

EID: 77950459710     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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