scholarly journals Efficiency Improvement of a Reverse Logistics System

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuninori Suzuki ◽  
Nobunori Aiura
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Logistics System

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.

Framework Proposition Strategy for Collection of Returned Products in Reverse Logistics Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 462-475
Author(s):  
Hendrik Lamsali
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Logistics Network ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Product Return ◽  
Development Goals

The importance of reverse logistics and product recovery is evident in various industries as well as in current UNESCO sustainable development goals. This includes plastics and recycling with the former “contributed” significantly towards environmental issues and the latter being one of the primary solutions. The motivations of its implementation are generally divided into legal, economic, and socio-environmental factors. One of the crucial components of plastics recycling and a reverse logistics system is product return channels. The success of other components especially the recovery operations depends on the effectiveness of the return channels. Although numerous investigations on product return channels have been carried out, research on some critical aspects remains wanting. This study presents a review that highlights this deficiency, depicts relevant research development on product return channels, decision-making issues, and direction for future research. At the end of the study, the authors propose a new closed-loop logistics network and future research framework propositions.

Analysis of Cooperation Game to Reverse Logistics System for Regional Economy

2011 ◽  
Vol 230-232 ◽  
pp. 230-234
Author(s):  
Jia Jing Fan
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Effect Factors ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Quality Of Recovery

It can help enterprises to decrease cost, add income and then improve their competitiveness that the enterprises within the regional economic jointly build the recovery processing center. A cooperation game model is put forward to enterprises with the regional economic, and then analyses the effect factors which include the scales and quality of recovery products of enterprise itself. At last, this paper advances the income distribution proportion interval which the enterprise pleasure to co-construct the recovery processing center.

Implementing a reverse logistics system: a case study

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Rubio ◽  
Francisco J. Miranda ◽  
Antonio Chamorro ◽  
Victor Valero
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
System A
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