Purpose: This paper aims to identify the barriers for implementing Reverse Logistics in the construction sector and to rank the barriers between the barrier and the stakeholder, the phase in the project life cycle, and the relevant issues on the emergence of barriers in implementing reverse...

Background: Due to the growing integration between the various logistics entities and other internal operations, packaging management in the automotive industry is becoming increasingly important from the strategic point of view of the logistics operations of automakers. Performance evaluation...

Background: The wide variety of terms that converge in reverse logistics have been more evident and discussed in the current context of the literature, such as reverse channels, reverse supply chain, closed-loop supply chain, and circular supply chain. Regarding this, this paper aimed to...

Background: Considering the global concern in balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, the study proposes a model to support multicriteria decision-making. From the systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis, there was an increasing trend in studies on electronic...

Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität sehen sowohl der europäische Green Deal als auch der aktuelle Koalitionsvertrag mit der geplanten "Nationalen Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie" eine Kreislaufwirtschaft als eine zentrale Maßnahme, bei der die gesamte Industrie mobilisiert wird. Über eine...

The construction industry claims a vast quantity of natural resources and is responsible for more than half of the waste generated in Germany. R-concrete contains recycled aggregates and is a resource efficient alternative to primary concrete. A central stakeholder whose preferences may...

Reverse logistics (RL) has emerged as a form of disposal and a conscious way to use products at the end of their use through the refurbishment, reuse, and recycling processes. Mainly in developing countries, there are still several barriers during the process of implementing reverse logistics,...

Background: Reverse supply chains of machinery and equipment face significant challenges, and overcoming them is critical for effective customer service and sustainable operation. Maintenance and repair services, strongly associated with the reverse movement of equipment, are among the most...

Die Vorteile einer Kreislaufwirtschaft sind für die Schweiz aufgrund des beschränkten Ressourcenvorkommens besonders gross. Die Resultate der vorliegenden Studie zeigen jedoch, dass der Transformationsprozess auf Unternehmensebene noch nicht weit fortgeschritten ist. Zudem gibt es Hinweise,...

Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität spielt der Übergang von einer linearen Wirtschaft zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft (Circular Economy) eine wichtige Rolle. Kreisläufe von Ressourcen lassen sich in Unternehmen unterschiedlich umsetzen. Der hierfür notwendige Blick auf den gesamten Lebenszyklus...

Background: Despite growing popularity, Circular Economy has not reached its full potential. One of the frequently mentioned success factors is the adoption of a Circular Business Model. However, fueled by (too) many constraints, its implementation is often hampered by so-called vicious cycles....

Die derzeitige Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen überschreitet die planetaren Grenzen und gefährdet so die Widerstandsfähigkeit des Ökosystems Erde. Der wachsende Rohstoffverbrauch und die daraus resultierenden ebenfalls wachsenden Abfallmengen und Emissionen bedrohen die Umwelt und somit die...

Decision-making on real-world problems, including individual process decisions, requires an appropriate and reliable decision support system. Fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, and neutrosophic set theory, which are MCDM techniques, are useful for modeling complex decision-making problems with...

Background: The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector contributes significantly to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of a country. This has therefore led to the growth in importance of reverse logistics (RL) since the FMCG sector cannot avoid RL. It is therefore important for the sector...

Reverse logistics (RL) have received the attention of the practitioners and researchers of the fields of supply chain and logistics due to, inter alia, the increase in public awareness, boundless waste generation, and environmental issues. To formulate RL issues, multi-objective decision-making...

Purpose - This paper aims to analyse systematically previous literature that sought to understand the formation of circular supply chains (CSCs) and propose a research agenda for implementing circular economy 4.0 in the wholesale industry. Design/methodology/approach - The research is based on a...

As of May 2021, the current COVID-19 pandemic is still plaguing the world, challenging all the countries and their health systems, globally. In this context, conditions typical of low-resource settings surfaced also in high-resource ones (e.g., the lack of essential medical equipment, of...

With new, innovative logistics tools and frameworks coming to the market rather quickly, developing a decision support framework to assess its value before carrying out extensive, quantitative economic assessment studies and large-scale implementation is necessary. This paper focuses on...

Inspired by the practice of platform retailers cooperates with blockchain technology service companies to improve the recycling rate of waste products and solve the three major pain points of recycling, this paper examines how the platform should optimize the combination of "permissioned...

The continuous growth of e-waste necessitates an efficient method to recover their metal contents to improve their recycling rate. The successful recovery of the metallic component from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) can generate great economic benefits to incentivize the...

In this paper, a sustainable closed-loop supply chain problem is modelled in conditions of uncertainty. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the designed supply chain network seeks to deliver medical equipment to hospitals on time within a defined time window to prevent overcrowding and virus...