Measuring the efficiency of third party reverse logistics provider in supply chain by multi objective additive network DEA model

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-41

  Momeni, Ehsan ^a   Azadi, Majid ^b   Saen, Reza Farzipoor ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

3PL; MONLP; Multiple objective non linear programming; NDEA; Network data envelopment analysis; Performance evaluation; Provider; Third party reverse logistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915820585     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2015.065893     Document Type: Article

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