Decision support system framework for performance based evaluation and ranking system of carry and forward agents

Strategic Outsourcing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-52

  Karthik, B ^a   Raut, Rakesh D ^a   Kamble, Sachin S ^a   Kharat, Manoj Govind ^a   Kamble, Sheetal Jaisingh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NITIE   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Carry and forward agent (CFA); Corporate social responsibility; Performance management and benchmarking; Pharmaceutical manufacturing; Supplier or partner selection; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930155647     PISSN: 17538297     EISSN: 17538300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SO-02-2015-0008     Document Type: Article

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