The impact of reverse logistics in green supply chain management: A system dynamics analysis

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-201

  Mutingi, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Green supply chain management; GSCM; Reverse logistics; SD; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM THEORY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; GSCM; REVERSE LOGISTICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84901913300     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2014.061993     Document Type: Article

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