The role of transportation in the design and implementation of reverse logistics systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4199-4215

  Dowlatshahi, Shad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And exploratory case study research; Inbound and outbound transportation; Remanufacturing; Reverse logistics; RL framework

Indexed keywords

AND EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CASE STUDY APPROACH; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH RESULTS; REVERSE LOGISTICS; RL FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; LOGISTICS; TRANSPORTATION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77952659120     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540902998356     Document Type: Article

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