Framework for green procurement: A case study

International Journal of Procurement Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-336

  Routroy, Srikanta ^a   Pradhan, Sudeep Kumar ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; GP; Green procurement; Performance value analysis; PVA; Supplier selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878631072     PISSN: 17538432     EISSN: 17538440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2012.047170     Document Type: Article

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