 Reverse logistics strategies as a means to improve profitabilityKelly Weeks International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 2011, vol. 3, issue 1, 17-41 Abstract: To fully maximise profitability, strategies regarding reverse logistics must be analysed and implemented. This study researches several such logistics constructs such as resource commitment, production route efficiency and others. A thorough survey instrument was developed and mailed in effort to achieve accurate, statistically verifiable results. Findings show that while production route efficiency is something managers should focus on, production mix efficiency is something that doesn't have a direct correlation to profitability. Resource commitment results were mixed, showing a need for more, future research in this area. These results show a key contribution to the field in such that managers now have access to statistically verified means of focusing limited resources towards improving profitability, which previous literature lacked. Keywords: reverse logistics; production mix efficiency; product route efficiency; operations management; supply chain management; SCM; profitability; resource commitment; limited resources; verifiable statistics; USA; United States; steel industry; logistics management; economics; globalisation. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:injleg:v:3:y:2011:i:1:p:17-41 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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