Reverse logistics in the pharmaceuticals industry: A systemic analysis

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 379-398

  Narayana, Sushmita A ^a   Elias, Arun A ^b   Pati, Rupesh K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE   (India)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Group model building; Indian pharmaceutical industry; Reverse logistics; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925361352     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-08-2012-0073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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