An operations perspective on product take-back legislation for E-waste: Theory, practice, and research needs

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-422

  Atasu, Atalay ^a   Van Wassenhove, Luk N ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

electronics; product take back; recycling; waste electrical and electronic equipment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860874107     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01291.x     Document Type: Article

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