scholarly journals Strategic network design for reverse logistics

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Kiran Mutha
Keyword(s):  
Network Design ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Strategic Network Design

Cuckoo optimization algorithm in reverse logistics: A network design for COVID-19 waste management

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110039
Author(s):  
Elham Shadkam
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Network Design ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Heuristic Algorithms ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Cuckoo Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Proposed Model

Today, reverse logistics (RL) is one of the main activities of supply chain management that covers all physical activities associated with return products (such as collection, recovery, recycling and destruction). In this regard, the designing and proper implementation of RL, in addition to increasing the level of customer satisfaction, reduces inventory and transportation costs. In this paper, in order to minimize the costs associated with fixed costs, material flow costs, and the costs of building potential centres, a complex integer linear programming model for an integrated direct logistics and RL network design is presented. Due to the outbreak of the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) at the beginning of 2020 and the consequent increase in medical waste, the need for an inverse logistics system to manage waste is strongly felt. Also, due to the worldwide vaccination in the near future, this waste will increase even more and careful management must be done in this regard. For this purpose, the proposed RL model in the field of COVID-19 waste management and especially vaccine waste has been designed. The network consists of three parts – factory, consumers’ and recycling centres – each of which has different sub-parts. Finally, the proposed model is solved using the cuckoo optimization algorithm, which is one of the newest and most powerful meta-heuristic algorithms, and the computational results are presented along with its sensitivity analysis.

scholarly journals Multi-period reverse logistics network design for used refrigerators

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 311-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajan T John ◽  
R Sridharan ◽  
P N Ram Kumar ◽  
M. Krishnamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Network Design ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Logistics Network ◽  
Reverse Logistics Network
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