Reverse logistics strategies for end‐of‐life products

Abstract

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Who cares wins? A comparative analysis of household waste medicines and batteries reverse logistics systems

“…(Hanafi et al, 2008). Typical collection methods include manufacturer collection from consumer, retailer collection from consumer and third party collection from consumer (Savaskan et al, 2004).…”

A Petri Net Approach for Green Supply Chain Network Modeling and Performance Analysis

“…The finishing product stored in distributor (P 3 ) is assigned to the retailer for selling (P 4 ). When the product is used out, it is collected (T 5 ) by the The raw material P 1 Material stored in supplier P 2 Manufacturer engages production P 3 The product stored in distributor P 4 Retailer sells the product P 5 Customer uses the product P 6 The recovery product inspected in collection center P 7 Repair/Refurbish of the product P 8 Cannibalization for remanufacturing of the product P 9 Material recycling of the product P 10 Disposal of the product P 11 Assigning recovery mode recycling collection center for detecting (P 5 ). Due to the fact that the customer using time of a product is much longer than other time consumption during the whole logistic flow, such as transporting time, manufacturing time, etc.…”

“…Fleischmann et al [5] analyzed the general characteristics of recovery networks based on nine cases studies in different industries. Dowlatshahi [6] considered and analyzed the relevant literature in reverse logistics and generate a costbenefit analysis regarding reverse logistics. Kumar et al [17] explored a simple model for companies to understand and improve supply chain sustainability practices, and the model applied in two case studies proved that a green supply chain is a requirement for profitability.…”

Towards a synergy between project and supply chain management

“…Reverse logistics is a specific branch of supply chain applied to the End Of Life (EOL) products. Many problems regarding the collection of EOL products lie within its operational aspect (Hanafi et al, 2008). Key concepts of the forward supply chain design may be useful for the development of reverse supply chain strategies (Blackburn et al, 2004).…”