This paper presents an agent-based simulation model for end-of-life product flow analysis in recuperation and recycling supply networks that focuses on individual consumer behaviors. The simulation model is applied to a deposit-return program on wine bottles that could be developed in the province of Quebec. Canadian data was used to calibrate and validate the model. A series of experiments was then conducted with three artificial populations to analyse how they would react to several implementation scenarios of this end-of-life product flow strategy. The results suggest that the distance to the nearest depot is an important decision factor, but less predominant than the ownership of a private vehicle and the deposit value. The results also indicate that the use of agent-based modeling combined with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) can produce modular behavior models, that are intuitive and simple, to better understand consumer-behavior-driven supply chains. Such models can be used to give insights to decision-makers and policy-makers about the potential performance of end-of-life product flows strategies and further facilitate efficient resource management.
Nous nous intéressons à la pertinence de la transposition, en France, d’un modèle de participation des usagers au système sanitaire initialement développé au Québec, intitulé le « Montreal Model ». En discutant certains éléments historiques et culturels spécifiques à ces deux contextes, nous proposons qu’une telle approche puisse favoriser une énergie démocratique au sein des associations de travail social et médico-social, sous réserve de prise en compte de ses modalités et limites, et des adaptations nécessaires au contexte socio-culturel et institutionnel français.
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