The increasing number of returns of products and the items used for their distribution has become an important topic for many companies all over the world due to increasing competition and environmental legislation. Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSC)may offer companies an unique opportunity to...

This paper reviews a range of methodological approaches to solving the bullwhip problem. The bullwhip problem is a dynamic consequence of supply chain structures and replenishment policies. The roles of the structure of the demand process, the treatment of time (continuous v discrete),...

Framework for Reverse Logistics: A Framework for Reverse Logistics.- Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics Decision Making.- Collection and Distribution Management Issues in Reverse Logistics: Managing Product Returns: The Role of Forecasting.- Reverse Logistics Network Design.- Collection...

The increasing number of returns of products and the items used for their distribution has become an important topic for many companies all over the world due to increasing competition and environmental legislation. Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSC)may offer companies an unique opportunity to...