In this paper, we construct a type of dynamic closed-loop supply chain network (CLSCN) model with dual-channel (the traditional channel and the Internet channel), time-delays and uncertainties of cost parameters, gratuitous return rate, remanufacturing/recycling/disposal rates, customer preference rate and customer demand. Furthermore, in order to improve the robustness of CLSCN, we propose a r...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Thesis Structure and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHAPTER 2. OPTIMAL PRICING AN...

Environmental, social and economic concerns motivate the operation of closed-loop supply chain networks (CLSCN) in many industries. We propose a novel profit maximization model for CLSCN design as a mixedinteger linear program inwhich there is flexibility in covering the proportions of demand satisfied and returns collected based on the firm’s policies. Our major contribution is to develop a no...

Increased concern for the environment has lead to new techniques to design products and supply chains that are both economically and ecologically feasible. This paper deals with the product – and corresponding supply chain design for a refrigerator. Literature study shows that there are many models to support product design and logistics separately, but not in an integrated way. In our research...

Recently much research has focused on both the supply chain and reverse logistics network design problem. The rapid progress in computer and network technology and the increasingly fierce competition in recent times have compelled global company to consider these two networks in integrated view for efficient decision-making throughout the supply chain. The integrated problem, however, resembles...

Corresponding Author: Al-Ashhab Mohamed Sayed Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Email: [email protected] Abstract: As the importance of forward-reverse logistics increases, attention will be focused on parameters which affect Net Present Value (NPV) of the whole system, aiming at considering th...

This paper proposes a two-stage stochastic mixed-integer programming model for a closed-loop supply chain network design problem in the context of modular structured products in which the reverse network involves several types of recovery options. It accounts for uncertainty in the quality status of the return stream, modeled as binary scenarios for each component in the reverse bill of materia...

In this article, we presents a two-stage stochastic programming model for the problem of designing a closed-loop supply chain network which is applicable in the context of modular structured products. The model accounts for uncertainty in the quality status of the return stream, modeled as binary scenarios for each component in the reverse bill of material corresponding to such products. The st...

In this paper, stabilization of the structural system against earthquake is presented. Because the conventional PD controller is popular and simple in design, our controller is based on PD controller. The main problem of such a controller is its inability to produce desired response and instability against variations in the properties of the structural system. To obviate this issue, the neu...