Market prices of remanufactured, used and new items: Evidence from eBay

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 171, Issue , 2016, Pages 371-380

  Frota Neto, João Quariguasi ^a   Bloemhof, Jacqueline ^b   Corbett, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information asymmetry; Remanufacturing; Reverse logistics; Sustainable supply chains; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; LOGISTICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; REMANUFACTURING; REVERSE LOGISTICS; SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84954062185     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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