Classical logistics systems supports only processes carried out in material flow from manufacturer to final user. Recently it has been a striking growth of interest in optimizing logistics processes that supports recapturing value from used goods. The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and ...

Direct sales channels, environmental legislation, and liberal returns policies contributed to the growth of returns flows. However, there is still a lot of re required to enrich the domain by modeling a decision framework and develop integrated architecture for product return as an enterprise system. Most of the av literature on forward supply chain system focuses mainly on physical transaction...

In this paper, we study return policy and supply chain coordination in a channel of one supplier and one retailer. The paper assumes that unsold merchandise should been refunded to the supplier by the retailer. The retailer knows the cost of reverse logistics operations but the supplier has to estimate it. The contract menu under asymmetric reverse logistics cost information between supply chai...

After a brief introduction to the basic concepts of reverse logistics, we present a two-level location problem with three types of facility to be located in a specific reverse logistics system, named a Remanufacturing Network (RMN). For this problem, we propose a 0–1 mixed integer programming model, in which we simultaneously consider “forward” and “reverse” flows and their mutual interactions....

Reverse logistics involving closed-loop supply chains in various industry sectors has received growing attention throughout this decade. Reverse logistics considers several channels of reverse material flows from customers to suppliers. The value of product returns now exceeds $100 billion annually in the United States. However, only a small fraction of the returned product value is recaptured ...

In this paper, we discuss the problem and challenge for the reverse logistics of the publishing industry in China. First we present the background of the publishing industry in China through analyzing the statistics data of the past 8 years. Then we point out the existing problems and the underlying reasons. Finally we propose our solution and suggestions to cope with the existing problems, inc...

The incorporation of reverse logistics into production routing problems can promote and coordinate the implementation of sustainable development for supply chains. This study aims to incorporate reverse logistics into production routing problems and investigate the reduction of carbon emissions under carbon cap-and-trade. Mixed-integer programming models are proposed for the production routing ...

Environmental consciousness has become critical in the design and operations management. In recent years, the sort of issues that have come to light and drawn the attention of managers has extended staggeringly. Sustainable development is a significant component of growing interest for managers who have to address with social and environmental issues related to the own company as well as their ...

Environmental awareness, green directives, liberal return policies, and recycling of materials are globally accepted by industry and the general public as an integral part of the product life cycle. Reverse logistics reflects the acceptance of new policies by analyzing the processes associated with the flow of products, components and materials from end users to re-users consisting of second ma...

Among the various aspects of SCM, emphasis has been placed on reverse logistics: closing the loop of a supply chain by integrating waste materials into logistic management decisions. Logistics network design is commonly recognized as a strategic supply chain issue of prime importance. While consumers traditionally dispose of products at the end of their life cycle, product take-back legislation...