Factors for implementing end-of-life product reverse logistics in the Chinese manufacturing sector

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 235-245

  Subramanian, Nachiappan ^a   Gunasekaran, Angappa ^b   Abdulrahman, Muhammad ^a   Liu, Chang ^c  

^a University of Nottingham   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

AHP; China; end of life products; manufacturing sector; reverse logistics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84901321621     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2014.906003     Document Type: Article

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