Search Results - subject:"Reverse Logistics"

The Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Collective Recycling

Rahmani, Morvarid; Gui, Luyi; Atasu, Atalay - 2020

We study recycling technology choice, a critical factor that has received little attention in the context of extended producer responsibility, and its interaction with product design-for-recycling in driving the environmental benefits of recycling systems. Collective recycling systems have long...

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Reverse Logistics Network Design for Effective Management of Medical Waste in Epidemic Outbreaks : Insights from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in Wuhan (China)

Yu, Hao; Sun, Xu; Solvang, Wei Deng; Zhao, Xu - 2020

establishing a temporary reverse logistics system is of vital importance. However, no research has been conducted with the focus on … the design of an epidemic reverse logistics network for dealing with medical waste during epidemic outbreaks, which, if …, this paper proposes a novel multi-objective multi-period mixed integer program for reverse logistics network design in …

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Understanding E-Waste Reverse Supply Chain and Formalization of Informal E-Waste Processors : A Qualitative Case Study

Krishnan, T S - 2020

India is facing serious threats to its environment due to inappropriate management of discarded electrical and electronic products (e-waste). E-waste comprises products such as computers, mobile phones, television sets, photocopiers, washing machines, refrigerators, etc. These are primarily made...

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Nexus Among Bio-plastic, Circularity, Circular Value Chain & Circular Economy

Pavel, Shaharia - 2020

Bioplastic is an innovative and emerging industry that brings hope as well as ambiguity from materials sourcing to end life management. Circular economy (CE) which is to decouple economic growth from a carbon footprint and maximum utilization of renewable resources, that keep creating pressure...

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Warranty Matching in a Consumer Electronics Closed-Loop Supply Chain

Calmon, Andre - 2020

Problem definition: We examine a dynamic assignment problem faced by a large Wireless Service Provider (WSP) that is a Fortune 100 company. This company manages two warranties: (i) a customer warranty that WSP offers its customers, and (ii) an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) warranty that...

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Strategic Remanufacturing under Competition

Ma, Zhongwen - 2020

We investigate firms' re-manufacturing strategies in the case of a Cournot duopoly. On one hand, re-manufactured products cannibalize sales of new products by the same firm and hurt its profits. On the other, re-manufacturing can be a profitable marketing strategy to target different customer...

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Value of Reverse Factoring in Multi-stage Supply Chains

Tanrisever, Fehmi - 2020

We present a mathematical model for integration, analysis, and optimization of operational and financial processes within a supply chain. Specifically, we consider commercial transactions of a large corporate customer with a small or medium-sized supplier. We show how application of reverse...

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Improving supply chain profit through reverse factoring : a new multi-suppliers single-vendor joint economic lot size model

Marchi, Beatrice; Zanoni, Simone; Jaber, Mohamad Y. - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 8 (2020) 2/23, pp. 1-16

Supply chain finance has been gaining attention in theory and practice. A company's financial position affects its performance and survivability in dynamic and volatile markets. Those that have weak financial performance are vulnerable when operating in environments that are uncertain and...

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The effect of returns volume uncertainty on the dynamic performance of closed-loop supply chains

Ponte, Borja; Naim, Mohamed M.; Syntetos, Aris A. - In: Journal of remanufacturing 10 (2020) 1, pp. 1-14

We investigate the dynamics of a hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing system (HMRS) by exploring the impact of the average return yield and uncertainty in returns volume. Through modelling and simulation techniques, we measure the long-term variability of end-product inventories and orders...

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Prognosis of product take-back for enhanced remanufacturing

Tsiliyannis, Christos Aristeides - In: Journal of remanufacturing 10 (2020) 1, pp. 15-42

Remanufacturing reduces final wastes to sinks, extraction of virgin materials and pollution from production processes by reinstating products taken back by end-users to satisfy part of overall demand. Product returns are delayed and possibly limited in periods of fast growth and excessive in the...

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