Green vendor evaluation and selection using AHP and Taguchi loss functions in production outsourcing in mining industry

Resources Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-75

  Sivakumar, R ^a   Kannan, Devika ^b   Murugesan, P ^c  

^a EEE Department   (India)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Odaiyappa College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Green mining; Outsourcing; Taguchi methods; Vendor selection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINING; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

AHP; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GREEN MINING; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; VENDOR SELECTION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84947127780     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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