Strategic Planning Models For Reverse And Closed Loop Supply Chains
Download Strategic Planning Models For Reverse And Closed Loop Supply Chains PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Strategic Planning Models For Reverse And Closed Loop Supply Chains book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages.
Strategic Planning Models for Reverse and Closed-Loop Supply Chains
The rapid technological development of new products, coupled with the growing consumer desire for the latest technology, has led to a new environmental problem: products that are discarded prematurely. But behind every problem lies an opportunity. Many of these products can be reprocessed, leading to savings in natural resources, energy, landfill s
Design and Analysis of Closed-Loop Supply Chain Networks
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.
Strategic Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management
Author: Baptiste Lebreton
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2006-11-22
The structure of this book follows the decision-making process of Original Equipment Manufacturers investigating the potential of closed loops, including fundamental questions managers must answer when planning a circular supply chain: Does a closed loop fit corporate objectives? Is it profitable? How should OEMs deal with free-rider competition? Which product/technology/location setup leads to a profit-maximizing supply chain? The book includes case studies from the tire and the computer industry.