Critical success factors for reverse logistics in Indian industries: A structural model

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 129, Issue , 2016, Pages 608-621

  Mangla, Sachin Kumar ^a   Govindan, Kannan ^b   Luthra, Sunil ^c  

^a GRAPHIC ERA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Government Polytechnic   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Critical success factors (CSFs); DEMATEL; Indian manufacturing industries; Reverse logistics (RL); Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORIES; DEMATEL; INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; REVERSE LOGISTICS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84992305670     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.124     Document Type: Article

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