Fault tolerance modeling for an e-waste recycling supply chain

Yenming J. Chen, Jiuh-Biing Sheu and Taih-Cherng Lirn

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2012, vol. 48, issue 5, 897-906

Abstract: This paper applies a fault-tolerant method that addresses the problem of steady fulfillment in an e-waste recycling supply chain. Due to the double-ended fluctuations in this supply chain, conventional, optimization based, model predictive control cannot be applied without proper improvement. This paper contributes to the e-waste management literature in the initiation of prudent demand management. The inventory management problem is investigated for a double-ended fluctuation for the e-waste recycling supply chain. It is found that the risk-sensitive predictive control method allows all members to retain a constant inventory level, for which the control target is unclear and the demand fluctuation is high.

Keywords: E-waste market demand; Model predictive control; Risk-sensitive predictive control; Recycling network; Model uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.02.005

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