 Reusable Containers Management: From a Generic Model to an Industrial Case StudyZied Jemai (),
Guillaume Goudenege () and
Chengbin Chu ()
Post-Print from HAL Abstract: In recent years, the management of product return flows traditionally called reverse logistics has received increasing attention from the academic and business worlds. Indeed, the industrial world is more and more concerned with the environmental and economic benefits of such a type of logistics. Nevertheless, the maturity levels on these returns management strongly differ from one company to another. The aim of this work is thus to develop a generic model for reverse logistics management focused on reusable containers. This generic model should be adaptable to the specific requirements of a company (logistics network design, containers management rules, etc.). After positioning the problem within the literature and explaining the approach, we briefly describe the developed generic model. Then, we focus on a precise and real-life industrial application at a luxury goods company, describing their problem, the tailored model, as well as the results obtained from economic and environmental points of view. Keywords: optimization model; reusable containers; reverse logistics (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 2013, 14, pp.26-38 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01672394 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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