A DECISION MODEL FOR SELECTING THIRD-PARTY REVERSE LOGISTICS PROVIDERS IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH DUAL-ROLE FACTORS AND IMPRECISE DATA

Reza Farzipoor Saen ()
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Reza Farzipoor Saen: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Islamic Azad University-Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran, P. O. Box: 31485-313, Iran

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), 2011, vol. 28, issue 02, 239-254

Abstract: This paper introduces a model for dealing with selecting third-party reverse logistics (3PL) providers in the presence of both dual-role factors and imprecise data. The proposed model is based on data envelopment analysis (DEA). A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis; third-party reverse logistics provider; 3PL provider; dual-role factors; imprecise data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1142/S0217595911003156

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