Managing product returns to achieve supply chain sustainability: an exploratory study and research propositions

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-15

  Shaharudin, Mohd Rizaimy ^a,b   Govindan, Kannan ^c   Zailani, Suhaiza ^d   Tan, Keah Choon ^e  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer returns; Distribution returns; Manufacturing returns; Product recovery; Product returns

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CUSTOMER RETURNS; DISTRIBUTION RETURNS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PRODUCT RETURNS; RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 84930376721     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.074     Document Type: Article

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