A new benchmarking approach in Cold Chain

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 212-224

  Shabani, Amir ^a   Saen, Reza Farzipoor ^b   Torabipour, Seyed Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cold chain; Data envelopment analysis; Free disposal hull; Imprecise data; Non discretionary factors

Indexed keywords

COLD CHAIN; FREE DISPOSAL HULLS; IMPRECISE DATA; NON-DISCRETIONARY FACTORS; SHELF LIFE;

BENCHMARKING;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80051822513     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2011.05.051     Document Type: Article

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