Download or read book Introduction to Management of Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain Processes written by Donald F. Blumberg and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-11-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing legislative and environmental pressure requires businesses to become more responsive to products that either have been returned or that are at the end of their useful lives. Life cycles are getting shorter, and efficient handling can save large amounts of money since many materials can be extracted and reused or redistributed. Reverse lo

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.

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:

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

Download or read book Introduction to Reverse Logistics written by Sanjivan Saini and published by SANJIVAN SAINI. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book titled "Introduction to Reverse Logistics," authored by Sanjivan Saini, delves into the dynamic and increasingly pivotal realm of reverse logistics. In today's interconnected and environmentally-conscious world, the process of managing goods and materials flowing backward in the supply chain has gained paramount significance. This comprehensive guide offers readers a nuanced understanding of the principles, practices, and complexities that underpin reverse logistics. The book commences with a lucid exploration of the fundamental concepts of reverse logistics, elucidating its significance and its pivotal role in sustainability efforts. Delving into the need and principles of reverse logistics, it delves into the intricate web of factors driving the resurgence of returned goods, remanufacturing, recycling, and more. Through systematic chapters, the author adeptly navigates readers through the intricate landscape of reverse logistics, dissecting its multifaceted aspects. These encompass the diverse circumstances necessitating reverse logistics, the myriad modes through which it is executed, and the economic and ecological implications it holds. The author leverages real-world examples and case studies to enrich the reader's understanding, illustrating the practical applications of reverse logistics in diverse industries. Discussions on optimizing freight expenses, managing returns for recycling, and the integration of reverse logistics within the broader logistics system provide a well-rounded perspective. As the final chapters unfold, the book explores the challenges and opportunities that reverse logistics presents to businesses, coupled with an in-depth analysis of its impact on the economy. The interplay between technology, regulatory frameworks, and sustainability goals in the context of reverse logistics is thoughtfully examined, underscoring its role in shaping the future of supply chain management. Sanjivan Saini's "Introduction to Reverse Logistics" offers a valuable resource for students, practitioners, and academicians seeking a comprehensive overview of this evolving field. With its insightful narratives and practical insights, the book serves as a compass, guiding readers through the labyrinth of reverse logistics whilenurturing a keen awareness of its potential to transform modern supply chains.

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.

Download or read book Logistics Operations and Management written by Reza Farahani and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of how to strategically manage the movement and storage of products or materials from any point in the manufacturing process to customer fulfillment. Topics covered include important tools for strategic decision making, transport, packaging, warehousing, retailing, customer services and future trends. An introduction to logistics Provides practical applications Discusses trends and new strategies in major parts of the logistic industry

Download or read book Supply Chain Management and Reverse Logistics written by Harald Dyckhoff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of logistics has considerably changed due to globalization, modern information technology, and especially increasing ecological awareness. Large Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are developing to global logistic networks. This book reflects major trends of the recent decade in SCM and, additionally, presents ideas and visions for logistic networks of the 21st century. Among the various aspects of SCM, emphasis is placed on reverse logistics: closing the loop of a supply chain by integrating waste materials into logistic management decisions.

Download or read book Managing Closed Loop Supply Chains written by Simme D.P. Flapper and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSC) offer companies a unique opportunity to improve their profits whilst serving societal responsibility. The management of CLSC differs in a number of ways from managing supply chains in general. The book examines these differences and how these differences may be dealt with in practice, by offering a concrete framework, introducing the different aspects related to CLSC and their mutual relations, in a systematic logical way as well as cases clustered according to the inputs for a CLSC. The framework and especially the cases from successful companies offer the reader an invaluable help to build and improve CLSC.

Download or read book Closed Loop Supply Chains written by Mark E. Ferguson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all while reducing their overall carbon footprint. Written by academic experts, in language that is accessible to practitioners, this authoritative resource examines recent research and case studies of companies running profitable reuse/remanufacture operations in various industries. It illustrates profitable practices in returned and recovered products, clearly explaining how to: design a reverse logistics network, conduct production planning, implement effective marketing strategies, and apply closed-loop supply chain strategies in industries besides manufacturing. From product development to materials to assembly and profitability, this complete resource explores the impact of these processes across all aspects of the supply chain.

Download or read book Sustainable Food Waste to Energy Systems written by Thomas Trabold and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Food Waste-to-Energy Systems assesses the utilization of food waste in sustainable energy conversion systems. It explores all sources of waste generated in the food supply chain (downstream from agriculture), with coverage of industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sources. It provides a detailed analysis of the conventional pathways for food waste disposal and utilization, including composting, incineration, landfilling and wastewater treatment. Next, users will find valuable sections on the chemical, biochemical and thermochemical waste-to-energy conversion processes applicable for food waste and an assessment of commercially available sustainable food waste-to-energy conversion technologies. Sustainability aspects, including consideration of environmental, economic and social impacts are also explored. The book concludes with an analysis of how deploying waste-to-energy systems is dependent on cross-cutting research methods, including geographical information systems and big data. It is a useful resource for professionals working in waste-to-energy technologies, as well as those in the food industry and food waste management sector planning and implementing these systems, but is also ideal for researchers, graduate students, energy policymakers and energy analysts interested in the most recent advances in the field. - Provides guidance on how specific food waste characteristics drive possible waste-to-energy conversion processes - Presents methodologies for selecting among different waste-to-energy options, based on waste volumes, distribution and properties, local energy demand (electrical/thermal/steam), opportunities for industrial symbiosis, regulations and incentives and social acceptance, etc. - Contains tools to assess potential environmental and economic performance of deployed systems - Links to publicly available resources on food waste data for energy conversion

Download or read book An Introduction to Supply Chain Management written by Edmund Prater and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re a manager of a supply chain operation, or a student learning about supply chain management, this book will provide not only an overview of supply chain management but also a framework for subsequent, more detailed study in various aspects of supply management. This book reviews the evolution of supply chain management concepts and discusses trends in global markets and strategic competitiveness. It then focuses on the major issues involved in managing a competitive supply chain including: forecasting, inventory management, distribution, dealing with uncertainty, reverse logistics, and customer service. Coverage of the dynamic, evolving issues pertaining to supply chains that affect the global business community concludes the book. With this book in hand, you’ll be better equipped to conceptualize the management of supply chains as a collection of business processes; identify primary and secondary value chain processes; distinguish between the umbrella term, “supply chain management,” and its component functions; and understand the basic tools of forecasting and the need for accurate data and forecasts on which to base supply chain management decisions.

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.

Download or read book SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND REVERSE LOGISTICS written by Ilyas Masudin and published by UMMPress. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of logistics and supply chain management become a trending topic recently. Researcher and practitioners have been working to elaborate the concept, strategy, framework and application of logistics and supply chain management in industrial operations. Thus, the competition is not between firms any more but it is all about logistics and supply chain management strategy competition. The progress of world wide regulations and law, global completion, the increasing demand from customers in social and environmental considerations and the sustainability issues has forced researchers and industrial practitioners to expand the perspective on beyond logistics and supply chain management concept. Reverse logistics and green supply chain management are such the innovative ideas for researcher to discuss and for industry practitioners to adopt. This book attempts to describe the concept of supply chain management and logistics in traditional system and figure out the progress of green supply chain management and reverse logistics study. The first two chapters of this book overviews the concept of supply chain management in both perspective application of strategic and operational levels based supply chain management’s business process and supply chain management elements. The last two chapters of this book give more attention on these areas: green supply chain management and reverse logistics specifically on the previous study has been done by researchers. The overview and review of green supply chain management and reverse logistics in this book would help readers to understand more about the concept of logistics and supply chain management and would give new directions of further research in green supply chain management and reverse logistics.

Download or read book Supply Chain and Logistics Management Made Easy written by Paul Myerson and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy guide introduces the modern field of supply chain and logistics management, explains why it is central to business success, shows how its pieces fit together, and presents best practices you can use wherever you work. Myerson explains key concepts, tools, and applications in clear, simple language, with intuitive examples that make sense to any student or professional.

Download or read book Green Supply Chain Management written by Joseph Sarkis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives students a thorough overview of the environmental issues that impact the supply chain and details strategic methods of addressing the political, social, technological, market, and economic concerns that have caused organizations to reconsider their impact. Readers will learn how to integrate the fields of operations management, procurement and purchasing, logistics, and marketing into a successful green supply chain, looking outward to form sustainable partnerships rather than focusing their efforts within the company. Each chapter describes a function or dimension of green supply chains, supplemented with short vignettes to ground the theory in practice. The authors examine various industries, including electronics, food products, and manufacturing, and draw on case studies from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, allowing students to compare and contrast domestic and international practices. Blending industry insights with the latest academic thinking, they also consider hot button topics like global–local relationships, the role of third parties, green multitier supplier management, and blockchain technology management. Conclusive chapter summaries and plenty of visual aids help readers retain the information they need to improve environmental performance within, and beyond their organizations. Green Supply Chain Management is an excellent introduction to the topic for students and practitioners of supply chain management and environmental sustainability.

Download or read book Practical E Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management written by Gerhard Greeff and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-08-11 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New technologies are revolutionising the way manufacturing and supply chain management are implemented. These changes are delivering manufacturing firms the competitive advantage of a highly flexible and responsive supply chain and manufacturing system to ensure that they meet the high expectations of their customers, who, in today's economy, demand absolutely the best service, price, delivery time and product quality.To make e-manufacturing and supply chain technologies effective, integration is needed between various, often disparate systems. To understand why this is such an issue, one needs to understand what the different systems or system components do, their objectives, their specific focus areas and how they interact with other systems. It is also required to understand how these systems evolved to their current state, as the concepts used during the early development of systems and technology tend to remain in place throughout the life-cycle of the systems/technology. This book explores various standards, concepts and techniques used over the years to model systems and hierarchies in order to understand where they fit into the organization and supply chain. It looks at the specific system components and the ways in which they can be designed and graphically depicted for easy understanding by both information technology (IT) and non-IT personnel.Without a good implementation philosophy, very few systems add any real benefit to an organization, and for this reason the ways in which systems are implemented and installation projects managed are also explored and recommendations are made as to possible methods that have proven successful in the past. The human factor and how that impacts on system success are also addressed, as is the motivation for system investment and subsequent benefit measurement processes.Finally, the vendor/user supply/demand within the e-manufacturing domain is explored and a method is put forward that enables the reduction of vendor bias during the vendor selection process.The objective of this book is to provide the reader with a good understanding regarding the four critical factors (business/physical processes, systems supporting the processes, company personnel and company/personal performance measures) that influence the success of any e-manufacturing implementation, and the synchronization required between these factors.· Discover how to implement the flexible and responsive supply chain and manufacturing execution systems required for competitive and customer-focused manufacturing· Build a working knowledge of the latest plant automation, manufacturing execution systems (MES) and supply chain management (SCM) design techniques· Gain a fuller understanding of the four critical factors (business and physical processes, systems supporting the processes, company personnel, performance measurement) that influence the success of any e-manufacturing implementation, and how to evaluate and optimize all four factors