Designing a logistic network is a strategic and critical problem that provides an optimal platform for the effective and efficient supply chain management. In this research, we address the application of fuzzy sets to design a multi-product, multi-period, closed-loop supply chain network. The presented supply chain includes three objective functions: maximization of profit, minimization of deli...

Social responsibility is a key factor that could result in success and achieving great benefits for supply chains. Responsiveness and reliability are important social responsibility measures for consumers and all stakeholders that strategists and company managers should be concerned about them in long-term planning horizon. Although, presence of uncertainties as an intrinsic part of supply chai...

Limited natural resources and unconscious consumption have led to a substantial increase in the rate of processing waste material instead raw materials recent years changed dynamics Supply Chain Management (SCM) by making industrial environment more competitive. The interest Closed Loop (CLSC) design optimization is increased with great care being taken reverse logistics order respond customer ...

Abstract We consider the problem of designing a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network in presence uncertainty demand quantities, return rates, and quality returned products. formulate as two-stage stochastic mixed-integer program (SMIP) that maximizes total expected profit. The first-stage decisions our model are facility location capacity decisions, second-stage forward/reverse flows on henc...

Logistics network design is commonly recognized as a strategic supply chain issue of prime importance. The location of production facilities, storage concepts, and transportation strategies are major determinants of supply chain performance. This chapter considers logistics network design for the particular case of closed-loop supply chains. We highlight key issues that companies are facing whe...