Identifying and explaining factors affecting the profitability of drug distribution companies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hamid Torkashvand 1
Ghodratallah Talebnia 2
Hashem Nikoomaram 3
1 PhD student , Accounting Department , Science and Research branch , Islamic Azad University , Tehran , Iran
2 Associate Professor , Accounting Department , Science and Research branch , Islamic Azad University , Tehran , Iran
3 Professor , Accounting Department , Science and Research branch , Islamic Azad University , Tehran , Iran
10.22034/jmaak.2024.77534.4247
Keywords
Profitability
medicine distribution
Fuzzy AHP
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