Drivers and obstacles of product recovery activities in the Greek industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-166

  Kapetanopoulou, Paraskevi ^a   Tagaras, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Manufacturing industries; Recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651452978     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111104746     Document Type: Article

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