Supply-Chain Management for Recoverable Manufacturing Systems

V. Daniel R. Guide, Vaidyanathan Jayaraman, Rajesh Srivastava and W. C. Benton
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V. Daniel R. Guide: A. J. Palumbo School of Business Administration, 920 Rockwell Hall, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
Vaidyanathan Jayaraman: Department of Management and Systems, Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington 98686
Rajesh Srivastava: Department of Graduate Logistics Management, Graduate School of Logistics and Acquisition Management, Air Force Institute of Technology WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7765
W. C. Benton: Department of Management Science, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1399

Interfaces, 2000, vol. 30, issue 3, 125-142

Abstract: Recoverable manufacturing systems minimize the environmental impact of industry by reusing materials, reducing energy use, and reducing the need to landfill industrial products. These systems are widespread in the United States and are profitable, in addition to contributing to sustainable development. However, the management of supply-chain activities can differ greatly from management activities in traditional manufacturing supply chains. Seven complicating characteristics increase uncertainty. Managers must take actions to reduce uncertainty in the timing and quantity of returns, balance return rates with demand rates, and make material recovery more predictable. Managers must also plan for the collection of products from end-users. The use of information systems with new production-planning and control techniques makes management of these activities more predictable.

Keywords: MANUFACTURING—PERFORMANCE—PRODUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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