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Closed loop Supply Chain with Remanufacturing - a literature review

The 8th International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing & Logistics Systems, 2012

In supporting environmental sustainability, managing product returns has become a very important and challenging issue. Responding to this trend, researchers in many parts of the world have conducted numerous studies in reverse logistics and reverse supply chain, that were considered separately from the forward channel of supply chains. Meanwhile, there are opportunities to create added values from product returns and to improve efficiency when both channels are considered in an integrated way, as a closed loop supply chain. On the other hand, remanufacturing is a very appealing option among product recovery processes that has potential to increase the value of product returns. However, the available literature and theories on closed loop supply chain with remanufacturing are still limited. This paper aims to provide a literature review that covers closed loop supply chain with remanufacturing to identify its characteristics based on previous works in this area. The review methodology is content analysis, classified into managerial aspects and technical aspects with their subsequent topics. Related literatures will be mapped under the abovementioned structures while identifying other important aspects that have potentials for further study. An outline of research opportunities will presented as a result of the review.

Reverse Logistics and Closed-Loop Supply Chain-A Literature Review and Future Opportunities

Manufacturers adopt product recovery and remanufacturing as two essential business strategies to reduce landfill waste and get economic advantages. Parts are recovered from the used products for recycling, remanufacturing, and repairing. Manufacturers were forced to switch to reverse or Closed-Loop Supply Chain (CLSC) as the traditional supply chain doesn't support product recovery. This paper summarizes the current state of the literature on reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chain-related potentials in the applications concerning supply chain management. The review study conducts a systematic literature review based on more than 200 academic articles, analyzed and categorized to construct a useful foundation of past research. Finally, we have identified the gaps in the literature to clarify and to suggest future research opportunities.

A Comprehensive Review of Closed Loop Supply Chain

2016

In recent years, closed loop supply chain have gained considerable attention in industry and in academia based on environmental and socio economic factors. The Closed loop supply chain management is defined as the design, control and operation of a system to maximize value creation over the entire life-cycle of a product with dynamic recovery of value from different types and volumes of returns over time. The product recovery and reuse do serve as the foundation for the development of industrial system that is both economically and environmentally sustainable. The aim of this paper is to review recently published papers in reverse logistic and closed-loop supply chain. AMS subject classification:

Perspectives in closed-loop supply chains

2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER), 2012

The objective of the paper is to review and report on the perspectives of research in the area of closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs). CLSCs is the ultimate sustainability concept in Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) that currently draws the attention from practitioners as well as the academicians. CLSCs involves the integration between the forward and reverse logistics with the aim of reducing the waste. In this paper, the method of content analysis was used to review articles published in the areas of production and operations management, business logistics and logistics management. The result of review revealed that the study in CLSCs is still limited and inadequate. Nevertheless, the research in the area is growing due to its prominent contribution towards social, economic and environmental protection. Hence, the study is expected to benefit the researchers by providing appropriate research direction for future research in the field of CLSCs.

Design a Multi Period Closed-Loop Supply Chain Program to Supply Recycled Products

Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences

Over the course of the last decades, closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) and reverse logistics issues have attracted increasing attention owing to strict environmental laws, social responsibilities, economic interests, and customer awareness. Hence, the issue of closed-loop supply chain and reverse logistics has emerged as a field of research in the new era. This issue has received much attention because it allows recyclable products to return to their original cycle. Therefore, this study primarily intends to present a mathematical model for designing a supply chain network for recycled products. The multi-stage and multi-period objective function of the closed-loop supply chain is presented to meet that aim. In this chain, dismantling, recycling, and disposal centers are considered. The objective function is to reduce the total cost of the closed-loop supply chain. The results of optimizing the mathematical model demonstrate that this model has the necessary efficiency for use in rec...

ReCiPSS D4.1 - Circular Supply/Value Chains Development Report

2020

The purpose of this deliverable is to analyse best practices in industry and state-of-the-art supply chain design methodologies (task 4.1) and develop circular supply network design and optimization of multiple reverse flows and re-distribution for both demonstrators (task 4.2). <br> Firstly, an overview of the state-of-the-art in supply chain design methodologies that can contribute to the definition, development, and implementation of circular supply chains is presented. Conventional approach of closed-loop systems typically addresses reuse, remanufacturing, or recycling only when products reach their end of life (i.e. reactive approach). In the ReCiPSS context, circular supply chains refer to closing the loop intentionally by design in a systemic manner where the forward and reverse flows are integrated and optimized for multiple product lifecycles (i.e. proactive approach). <br> Secondly, industrial best practices in closed-loop supply chains are identified to enhanc...

Addressing environmental concerns in closed loop supply chain design and planning

International Journal of Production Economics, 2015

This research integrates environmental concerns in a closed loop supply chain (SC) model to improve overall SC performance in terms of sustainability and business operational metrics. The model includes modular product design for facilitating faster manufacturing, disassembly, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and repairing using new, reusable and repairable components, and modular subassemblies. The model plans sustainable module formation; production process for components and products, and transportation and distribution routes to obtain optimum business performances and address environmental concerns for harmful emissions and spent energy. The research proposes to collect end-of-life and other customer returned products through retailers by motivating retailers and customers with an incentive scheme. Refurbishing, recovery, and repair works for the components and modules are managed by the SC through a pool of service providers trained by their manufacturing plants for such recovery works. Numerical example illustrates the applicability of the approach and the model.

Sustainable services in Closed Loop Supply Chains (CLSCs)

Humanities, Science and …, 2011

This paper aims to propose a theoretical framework of Third Party Logistics (3PLs) sustainable value added services in Closed Loop Supply Chains (CLSCs). CLSCs is a term to describe the combination concept of forward and reverse supply chain by which the integration of both channels could yield the company economic performance, social and environmental concerns. To date, there have been very minimal studies conducted in sustainable service offering especially from the 3PLs perspectives. It is expected the findings of the study can be used to ascertain specific value adding task in CLSCs to be offered by 3PLs to customers, which eventually could improve the existing 3PLs package of service offerings to customers and enjoy the customers satisfaction and loyalty. On the other hand, manufacturers can be more focus in producing good quality products to meet the present fast changing customers' demand. (Abstract)

An Extended Circular Supply Chain Model Including Repurposing Activities

2019 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD), 2019

Repurposing concerns the reuse of products or materials for a different purpose from its original function, creating material flows between distinct supply chains. This circular economy activity reduces waste and creates new value. It remains scarcely explored in the literature and often limited to a small scale in practice. This paper proposes an extended approach to model circular supply chains considering repurposing as a firstclass citizen. A hierarchical framework of the principal circular economy activities including repurposing activities is introduced first. The framework is then integrated into an extended model that conceptualizes the circular supply chain structure in a generic way. The proposed model allows to represent and analyze the material flows as well as the activities of circular supply chains.

A Modified Reverse Supply Chain with Remanufacturing for Sustainable Product Cycle

International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2013

This paper deals with a new model, in which the stationary demand for a product can be fulfilled by remanufactured products along with newly procured product leading to minimum consumption of virgin raw materials. The remanufactured products are assumed to be as good as new ones and the returned items from the customers can be remanufactured at a fixed rate. The model helps in maintaining the goodwill of the customers by not allowing frequent stock outs by providing safety stock. A model is proposed and analyzed depending on the relationship between different parameters. An interpretive modelling based approach has been employed to model the reverse logistics variables typically found in reverse supply chains . A methodology is used for the calculation of optimum level for the newly manufactured items and the optimum level of the returned items for remanufacturing simultaneously. The major objective is to minimize the waste and gain the competitive advantage of cost of conversion. M...