Indian textile suppliers sustainability evaluation using the grey approach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 647-658

  Baskaran, Venkatesan ^a   Nachiappan, Subramanian ^b   Rahman, Shams ^c  

^a K L N COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grey approach; India; Supplier evaluation; Sustainability; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; GREY APPROACH; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; SUPPLIER EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN; WORKING HOURS;

COMPETITION; EMPLOYMENT; MANUFACTURE; POLLUTION; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84155167764     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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