A decision making methodology for the selection of reverse logistics operating channels

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 418-428

  Senthil, S ^a   Srirangacharyulu, B ^b   Ramesh, A ^c  

^a KAMARAJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

AHP method; Multicriteria decision making; Reverse logistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872102902     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.06.052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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