Remanufacturing activities are gaining momentum in the manufacturing industry. Therefore, the need for optimized networks becomes more pressing. In this paper we take a profit maximization approach to simultaneously determine the optimal network and the delivery strategy to support...

A major cause of supply chain deficiencies is the bullwhip effect which can be substantial even over a single echelon. This effect refers to the tendency of the variance of the replenishment orders to increase as it moves up a supply chain. Supply chain managers experience this variance...