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- Title
Interdependent Influences of Reverse Logistics Implementation Barriers in the Conditions of an Emerging Economy.
- Authors
Brkljač, Nebojša; Delić, Milan; Orošnjak, Marko; Medić, Nenad; Rakić, Slavko; Popović, Ljiljana
- Abstract
This research paper aims to investigate the interdependent influences of barriers to implementing reverse logistics in the broad spectrum of processing activities in the conditions of an emerging economy. An effort was made to approach these barriers (i.e., organizational and management barriers, technical and technological barriers, and economic, financial, and market barriers) based on the relevant literature, predominant attitudes, and experts' opinions, thus contributing to the body of knowledge in this domain. Determining the intensity of interdependent influences and the importance of barriers for implementing reverse logistics was performed to determine the most important (key) barriers that can be practically applied as guidelines for decision making. The Fuzzy DEMATEL method was used to determine the intensity of these influences on a sample of manufacturing companies in the Republic of Serbia. The results indicate that the most critical barriers to the successful implementation of reverse logistics are a lack of management support and cooperation with scientific institutions and professional associations to acquire knowledge and follow trends in the field.
- Subjects
REVERSE logistics; EMERGING markets; DECISION making; COOPERATIVE research; MANUFACTURING industries
- Publication
Mathematics (2227-7390), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 16, p2508
- ISSN
2227-7390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/math12162508