Green supplier selection and evaluation using DEA-type composite indicators

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 273-278

  Dobos, Imre ^a   Vörösmarty, Gyöngyi ^a  

^a Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Common weights analysis; Composite indicators; Green supplier assessment DEA; Multicriteria decision making

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

COMMON WEIGHTS; COMPOSITE INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GREEN SUPPLIER; GREEN SUPPLIER SELECTIONS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; SUPPLIER EVALUATIONS; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84922656848     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.09.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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