The value of information systems for product recovery management

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1214-1235

  Toyasaki, Fuminori ^a   Wakolbinger, Tina ^b   Kettinger, William J ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed loop supply chain; Game theory; Information systems; Product recovery management; WEEE

Indexed keywords

BINDING FORCES; CLOSED-LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN; DECENTRALISED; ECO-EFFICIENCY; IS STRATEGY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; POLICY MAKERS; PRECISION IMPROVEMENT; PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCT PRICE; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PRODUCT RECOVERY MANAGEMENT; PROFIT-GAINS; RECOVERY NETWORK; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; VALUE OF INFORMATION; WEEE; WIN-WIN;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; GAME THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS; PROFITABILITY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84871285274     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.695090     Document Type: Article

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