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Book Forward Reverse Logistics Network Design

Download or read book Forward Reverse Logistics Network Design written by Mohammed Al-Sayed Al-Ashhab and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reverse Logistics

Download or read book Reverse Logistics written by Rommert Dekker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses decision making in reverse logistics, which concerns the integration of used and obsolete products back into the supply chain as valuable resources. It covers a wide range of aspects, related to distribution, production and inventory management, and supply chain management. For each topic, it highlights key managerial issues in real-life examples and explains which quantitative models are available for addressing them. By treating a broad range of issues in a unified way, the book offers the reader a comprehensive view on the field of reverse logistics.

Book Integrated Forward and Reverse Logistics Network Design

Download or read book Integrated Forward and Reverse Logistics Network Design written by Sally S. Kassem and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many manufacturers are moving towards green manufacturing. One of the actions for environment friendly manufacturing is collection of end-of-life products (EOL). EOL products are transported to the proper facilities for reprocessing or proper disposal. Movement of collected products is performed through reverse logistics networks. Reverse logistics networks may be designed independent of forward logistics networks, or as integrated networks, known as integrated forward and reverse logistics (IFRL) networks. Recent research shows that IFRL networks are more efficient than independent networks. In this work, we study a number of IFRL networks. We present a comprehensive mathematical model to represent an assignment and location-routing IFRL network. Afterwards, this model is decomposed into a number of sub-models that represent different IFRL networks. For each network we develop a solution methodology to solve practical size problems. Two sub-models based on the comprehensive model are presented to design two IFRL location-routing networks. The first network considers decision on the location to establish a disassembly plant. The second network considers decisions on the location to establish a manufacturing facility. For both networks, routing decisions are assigning customers to vehicles, and establishing vehicles' routes. We develop two heuristic methods to solve the models. The heuristics are able to reach optimal or near optimal solutions in reasonable computational times. The vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery and time windows (VRPSPD-TW) is studied in this work. We use a sub-model of the comprehensive model to represent the problem. Classic heuristics and intelligent optimization or metaheuristics are widely used to solve similar problems. Therefore, we develop a heuristic method to solve the VRPSPD-TW. Results of the heuristic serve as initial solutions for a simulated annealing (SA) approach. For most tested problems, the SA approach is able to improve the heuristic solutions, and reach optimal solutions. Computational times are reasonable for the heuristic and SA. We also study the multi-depot vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery and time windows (MDVRPSPS-TW). A sub-model of the comprehensive model represents the problem. The network considers assignment of customers and vehicles to depots, assignment of customers to vehicles and routing of vehicles within customers' time windows. We develop a 2-phase heuristic and a SA approach to solve the problem. Heuristic solutions serve as initial solutions for the SA approach. SA is able to reach optimum or near optimum solutions. Computational times are reasonable for the heuristic and SA.

Book Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics

Download or read book Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics written by Moritz Fleischmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic, marketing, and legislative considerations are increasingly leading companies to take back and recover their products after use. From a logistics perspective, these initiatives give rise to new goods flows from the user back to the producer. The management of these goods flows opposite to the traditional supply chain flows is addressed in the recently emerged field of Reverse Logistics. This monograph considers quantitative models that support decision making in Reverse Logistics. To this end, several recent case studies are reviewed. Moreover, first hand insight from a study on used electronic equipment is reported on. On this basis, logistics issues arising in the management of "reverse" goods flows are identified. Moreover, differences between Reverse Logistics and more traditional logistics contexts are highlighted. Finally, attention is paid to capturing the characteristics of Reverse Logistics in appropriate quantitative models.

Book Reverse Logistics Network Structures and Design

Download or read book Reverse Logistics Network Structures and Design written by Moritz Fleischmann and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network

Download or read book Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network written by Daoud Aït-Kadi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional logistical chains have enabled us to respond efficiently to the needs of customers in terms of services and products. However, the returns, rejects and by-products of these activities have been eliminated or ignored. Reverse logistics aims at valuing these products using a value creation network integrating recovery, processing, recycling, distribution or clean removal processes. In the context of sustainable development, integrating economic, social and environmental factors, these activities raise questions concerning the design of products, processes and logistic networks. Taking these considerations into account involves significant changes that affect business models as well as consumer habits. New working methods and a long-term vision are the new bases for sustainable logistic networks. The objective of this book is to supply an educational tool for engineering schools, as well as a management tool for the efficient implementation of the reverse logistics function. It brings together the knowledge acquired by the scientific community. Even if reverse logistics has been the subject of several books over the past few years, very few theories have been developed and the subject is far from being exhausted. This book proposes generic concepts and processes that can be adapted to all businesses producing goods and services and which aim to integrate reverse logistics. These processes will enable us to shed light on their complexity and to take into account all the important variables. Contents 1. Logistics Challenge. 2. Reverse Logistics Engineering. 3. Ecodesign. 4. Value Loops.

Book Going Backwards

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dale S. Rogers
  • Publisher : Reverse Logistics Executive council
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780967461908
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book Going Backwards written by Dale S. Rogers and published by Reverse Logistics Executive council. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reverse logistics  An analysis

Download or read book Reverse logistics An analysis written by Lasse Skaksen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Report from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 9.5 of 10, Griffith University (MBA - Business), course: Strategic Supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: This research report will describe, analyse and evaluate an increasingly relevant topic within global business logics, namely Reverse Logistics. Two main external drivers as well as the major internal motives to establish a Reverse Logistics network will be identified and examined. The following definition of Reverse Logistics by Hawks will be utilized in this report: “the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal” ("reference", 2006).

Book Reverse Supply Chains

Download or read book Reverse Supply Chains written by Surendra M. Gupta and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of IIE Book of the Month, December 2013The introduction of reverse supply chains has created many challenges in network design, transportation, selection of used products, selection and evaluation of suppliers, performance measurement, marketing-related issues, end-of-life (EOL) alternative selection, remanufacturing, disassembly, and produc

Book Reverse Logistics Network Design  Review   Optimization

Download or read book Reverse Logistics Network Design Review Optimization written by Gül T. Temur and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Global Supply Chain and Operations Management

Download or read book Global Supply Chain and Operations Management written by Dmitry Ivanov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this textbook comprehensively discusses global supply chain and operations management (SCOM), combining value creation networks and interacting processes. It focuses on operational roles within networks and presents the quantitative and organizational methods needed to plan and control the material, information, and financial flows in supply chains. Each chapter begins with an introductory case study, while numerous examples from various industries and services help to illustrate the key concepts. The book explains how to design operations and supply networks and how to incorporate suppliers and customers. It examines how to balance supply and demand, a core aspect of tactical planning, before turning to the allocation of resources to meet customer needs. In addition, the book presents state-of-the-art research reflecting the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging, fast-paced developments in the digitalization of supply chain and operations management. Providing readers with a working knowledge of global supply chain and operations management, with a focus on bridging the gap between theory and practice, this textbook can be used in core, specialized, and advanced classes alike. It is intended for a broad range of students and professionals in supply chain and operations management.

Book Supply Chain Network Design  A Reverse Logistics Perspective

Download or read book Supply Chain Network Design A Reverse Logistics Perspective written by Nahid Newaj and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work addresses a novel reverse supply chain network design problem, which also considers specified returns. After an extensive literature survey of studies of forward and reverse supply chains, very few references were found to similar problems. Future research can focus on different product types, including non-modular ones. Nowadays, supply chains play an inevitable role in prompt handling of varying customers' needs. Administration of a successful supply chain depends on how efficiently the network design is accomplished. Therefore, a supply chain network design problem is considered in this book. So it can be said that by implementing our model it would be beneficiary to the company.

Book Design and Analysis of Closed Loop Supply Chain Networks

Download or read book Design and Analysis of Closed Loop Supply Chain Networks written by Subramanian Pazhani and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed loop supply chains and their management have become mandatory for firms to stay competitive and profitable. This book provides insights into designing supply chain networks by understanding and incorporating key return parameters into the network design, which will affect profitability. The book discusses how customer categories and their acceptance behavior are incorporated into the network design. It also shows how to analyze the interaction of parameters on supply chain network design and profitability, offers modeling framework for incorporating uncertainties in the return product parameters, and shows how to design a robust network. Invaluable for managers in designing a sustainable, robust, and profitable supply chain network and ideal for managers, practitioners, and researchers in the area of supply chain network design and optimization.

Book Sustainable Production and Logistics

Download or read book Sustainable Production and Logistics written by Eren Ozceylan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Production and Logistics: Modeling and Analysis Subject Guide: Engineering - Industrial & Manufacturing This book presents issues faced by planners of production and distribution operations in terms of smart manufacturing and sustainability, using efficient quantitative techniques in a variety of decision-making situations. Addressing the state-of-the-art of the smart and sustainable sides of production and distribution planning operations, it highlights how a current issue can be effectively approached and what particular quantitative technique can be used. The book goes on to provide a foundation in the new and fast-growing digital journey, and includes logistics 4.0 inside Industry 4.0, along with case studies. The information in this book is useful worldwide, especially in the Americas, Europe, Turkey, and Japan. It is written for academicians, researchers, practitioners, and students.

Book Reuse and Recycling

Download or read book Reuse and Recycling written by Ronald Kopicki and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estudio sobre diseño y mejora de los programas de reciclaje, que hoy día se nos muestra como uno de los puntos más importantes a tener en cuenta en el éxito de las empresas.

Book Network Design with Applications to Transportation and Logistics

Download or read book Network Design with Applications to Transportation and Logistics written by Teodor Gabriel Crainic and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the methodological and application developments of network design in transportation and logistics. It identifies trends, challenges and research perspectives in network design for these areas. Network design is a major class of problems in operations research where network flow, combinatorial and mixed integer optimization meet. The analysis and planning of transportation and logistics systems continues to be one of the most important application areas of operations research. Networks provide the natural way of depicting such systems, so the optimal design and operation of networks is the main methodological area of operations research that is used for the analysis and planning of these systems. This book defines the current state of the art in the general area of network design, and then turns to its applications to transportation and logistics. New research challenges are addressed. Network Design with Applications to Transportation and Logistics is divided into three parts. Part I examines basic design problems including fixed-cost network design and parallel algorithms. After addressing the basics, Part II focuses on more advanced models. Chapters cover topics such as multi-facility network design, flow-constrained network design, and robust network design. Finally Part III is dedicated entirely to the potential application areas for network design. These areas range from rail networks, to city logistics, to energy transport. All of the chapters are written by leading researchers in the field, which should appeal to analysts and planners.

Book An Optimization Model to Develop an Integrated Logistics Network Under Periodic Demand

Download or read book An Optimization Model to Develop an Integrated Logistics Network Under Periodic Demand written by Mohammad Seyed-Hosseini and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, the integrated forward/reverse logistics network was investigated, and a capacitated multi-stage logistics network design was proposed by formulating a generalized logistics network problem into a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model (MINLP) for minimizing the total cost of the closed-loop supply chain network. Moreover the proposed model is solved by using optimization solver which provides the decisions related to the facility location problem, optimum quantity of shipped product, and facility capacity. Numerical results show the power of the proposed MINLP model to avoid the sub-optimality caused by separate design of the forward and reverse logistics networks and to handle periodic demand.