Drivers on the reverse logistics: Evidence from Malaysian certified companies

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-397

  Eltayeb, Tarig Khidir ^a   Zailani, Suhaiza Hanim Mohamad ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Manufacturing sector; Reverse logistics; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054682923     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2011.043101     Document Type: Article

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