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As e-waste exponentially increases on a global scale, some legislation and plans to implement reverse logistics have arisen in some countries. While reverse logistics is already well consolidated in developed countries, it is still in a state of infancy in developing countries. In this article, we propose a theoretical model to assess reverse logistics, based on a multicriteria decision aid perspective. This was done while considering a context in which the implementation of the reverse logistics of e-waste is at the beginning. To show the main characteristics of the literature and obtain the model’s inputs, we conducted a systematic literature review to help us understand the main criteria and methods used for this purpose. Then, we illustrated the use of the proposed model with a numerical example. This paper contributes to the current body of research, and aims to assist practitioners within the field of reverse logistics by systematizing the knowledge related to this issue, and ...
Reverse logistics: methodological framework for industrial waste management
IJCSIS Vol 17 No. 8 August Issue, 2019
En fonction de la consommation élevée dans le monde, la quantité de déchets augmente, alors que les sources naturelles diminuent. Et pour surmonter cette problématique, la récupération des déchets s'est avérée très importante tant sur le plan environnemental que sur le plan économique, elle est devenue obligatoire dans la plupart des pays. Par ailleurs, la logistique inverse qui concerne principalement les retours des produits usagés des consommateurs aux producteurs est une étape importante dans la construction d'un système de récupération. Cependant, la structure du réseau de la logistique inverse joue un rôle important dans le choix du traitement et par la suite du coût total du système de récupération. Notre objectif principal est de développer une structure comprenant les flux entre les points connexes et les emplacements des installations. Dans cet article, nous proposant une architecture du système dédié à la gestion des déchets. Cette dernière améliore, d'une part, la rapidité d'échange d'informations et fera ressortir de gros bénéfices pour l'optimisation et l'amélioration continue des processus fondamentaux de la logistique inverse. D'autre part, elle va permettre aux futurs chercheurs de mieux cerner la thématique et de se donner plus de chances de faire de réelles avancées d'une part. Cette vision ayant pour motif la réduction des coûts et des délais, la limitation des dysfonctionnements internes et avant tout la préservation de l'environnement et l'accroissement de la satisfaction des clients. Abstract-Nowadays, natural resources are decreasing due to the high consumption of the world population of several items. Those items are characterized by a short commercial lifespan and generates a huge amount of waste. To overcome this problem, waste recovery has proved to be very important both environmentally and economically and has become mandatory in most countries. On the other hand, the reverse logistics, which mainly concerns the return of used products from consumers to producers, is an important step in the construction of a recovery system. However, the structure of the reverse logistics network plays an important role in the choice of treatment and subsequently the total cost of the recovery system. Our main objective is to develop a structure that includes flows between related points and facility locations. In this article, we propose a system architecture dedicated to waste management. This architecture improves, on the one hand, the speed of exchange of information and will show great benefits for the optimization and continuous improvement of the fundamental processes of the reverse logistics. On the other hand, it will allow future researchers to better understand the topic and give themselves more chances of making real progress. Moreover, this vision is based on the reduction of costs and deadlines, the limitation of internal dysfunctions and above all the preservation of the environment and the increase of satisfaction.
A literature review and perspectives in reverse logistics
In recent years, reverse logistics (RL) has become a field of importance for all organizations due to growing environmental concerns, legislation, corporate social responsibility and sustainable competitiveness. RL refers to the sequence of activities required to collect the used product from the customers for the purpose of either reuse or repair or re-manufacture or recycle or dispose of it. Perusal of the literature shows that research in the field of RL is in evolving phase and issues pertaining to adoption and implementation, forecasting product returns, outsourcing, RL networks from secondary market perspective, and disposition decisions have not been reviewed extensively. This study attempts to fill the existing gap through literature review on these issues, and outline the future directions for research based on research gap analysis. Total 242 published articles were selected, categorized, analyzed, and gaps in literature were identified to suggest for future research opportunities. The review may be useful for academicians, researchers and practitioners for better understanding of RL and guidance for future research.
Reverse Logistics in Transportation
Summary This paper describes the state of the art of Reverse Logistics (RL), highlighting the importance for the development of communities where there is no other possibility; highlights the importance of quantitative methods applied to assess the current situation on the implementation of the RL, and finally point transport applications. The concept of recovered product management, which aims to "recover both economic and ecological value as possible, thereby reducing the final amounts of waste", In order to develop a policy for administration of recovered products (spare parts, tires, complete vehicles) resulting from their activities, allowing its use in areas where economic conditions do not exist to solve it through direct logistics. Are classified and analyzed, the options apply effectively the cycle of RL. To efficiently develop recovery activities of life products, it requires the implementation of logistics systems able to put in the hands of companies and governments to organize from the collection of disused products, so implement the best option either reuse, recycling or remanufacturing total or partial freight service. We define a classification of systems RL in response to this function who develops and presents the most relevant characteristics of each, carriers can support organizations in this classification to determine the most appropriate to their needs, depending the characteristics of local society, the type of product transported, the production process in the area, the market is addressed or of the possibilities of economic recovery, taking into account than only in the United States, RL represents about 4% of the total costs of a company and 0.5% of gross national product.
REVERSE LOGISTICS PROCESSES IN INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AS AN ELEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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This article has a brief introduction about reverse logistics usage in wastemanagement. Then Authors proposed own elaborated descriptive model of reverse logisticsprocesses in enterprises managing industrial waste. There was a research made in Poland inSilesia region on six different enterprises managing industrial waste, so model is based on reverselogistics literature studies and practical activities of waste management in enterprises managingindustrial
Key Activities, Decision Variables and Performance Indicators of Reverse Logistics
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Reverse logistics is a great enabler for sustainable production and resource circulation. Its definition and scope are still evolving since early 1980s. But, collection, sorting/testing, recovery and redistribution are assumed as the basic four activities in reverse logistics. Unfortunately, many researchers assume reverse logistics by its literary meaning and plan the reverse logistic activities and take decisions based on the forward logistics or supply chain principles. There is hardly any academic research on the performance evaluation and decision variables for reverse logistics. This paper aims at developing the various activities, decision variables and performance indicators based on the four basic activities under reverse logistics. The three basic questionswho will collect from the customer, what is to be done on the collected products and where to send after recoveryinterlinked with the activities at collection, sorting/testing and recovery centres will provide the basic activities, decision variables and key performance indicators of the reverse logistics. The location and capacity of various centres, types of networks, various recovery options, various methods of collection, and seamless integration with the forward logistics are the key decision variables. The performance indicators will be developed based on the activities and actions between the activities so that the performance indicators can be associated with the reverse logistics. It is expected that this conceptual framework of activities, decision variables and performance indicators will help the managers working in reverse logistics to take better and informed decisions
A reverse logistics decisions conceptual framework
Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2011
This research work proposes a reverse logistics decisions conceptual framework that offers flexibility and covers a wide variety of situations that may arise in the practical working environment. The methodology adopted in this paper is inspired by and taken from the various research papers published in the literature. The proposed framework considers seven important elements of the reverse logistics system. It is divided into three hierarchical levels (strategic, tactical, and operational). By carrying out experimentation with the proposed conceptual model, all three levels were tested in different industrial sectors during its development. Three real-world case studies are presented to test and to show the flexibility and applicability of the framework. The proposed conceptual framework will help practitioners in the field to structure their reverse logistics activities and also help academics in developing better decision models.
Reviewing distribution issues in reverse logistics
Lecture Notes in …, 1999
Growing environmental concern has lead to much attention for industrial recovery of used products and materials. Driven by customer expectations and legislative regulation manufacturers are to an increasing extend held responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products. From a logistics perspective take-back and recovery of used products leads to additional goods flows from the users back to the sphere of producers. "Reverse Logistics" addresses the management of these flows opposite to the conventional supply chain flows. In this paper we consider Reverse Logistics from a distribution management perspective. We review major areas concerned and discuss upcoming issues for decision making. Moreover, we point out specific characteristics and parallels with traditional logistics contexts. Finally, we illustrate our analysis by a number of examples based on recent case studies.
A new integrated forward and reverse logistics model: A case study
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 2016
The increment of the number of activities related to recycling and recovery of products are determined mostly, by the legal regulations, but also, by the needs of users. As a result, there is a large quantites of materials and products that have been returned from the market for a specific reason. This requiers brand new decision-making with which the managers had not met before. This paper presents new integrated forward and reverse logistics model (IFRL). It is supposed that capacities of locations are limited. Mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problem with the aim to minimize total cost is presented. Total costs include opening, shipping, operation and penalty costs. The results are obtained with CPLEX solver. We present test problems and case study based on the real instances gathered in one Serbian company which produces electrical household devices. Finally, we present sensitivity analyses.