A conceptual analytic network model for evaluating and selecting third-party reverse logistics providers

Although the success of forward logistics depends on the performance of reverse logistics, some manufacturing companies are not able to manage their reverse logistics effectively and thus delegate this important process to third-party reverse logistics providers (3PRLPs). In such cases, the decision to evaluate and select an appropriate 3PRLP becomes highly significant. In this paper, we use the analytic network process (ANP) and propose an...