A closed-loop logistics model for remanufacturing

Abstract

Recoverable product environments are becoming an increasingly important segment of the overall push in industry towards environmentally conscious manufacturing. Integral to the recoverable product environment is the recoverable manufacturing system that focuses on recovering the product and extending its life through remanufacture or repair. Remanufacturing provides the customer with an opportunity to acquire a product that meets the original product standards at a lower price than a new product. The¯ow of materials and products in this environment occurs both from the customer to the remanufacturer (reverse¯ow), and from the remanufacturer to the customer (forward¯ow). Since most of the products and materials may be conserved, essentially this forms a closed-loop logistics system. We present a 0±1 mixed integer programming model that simultaneously solves for the location of remanufacturingadistribution facilities, the transshipment, production, and stocking of the optimal quantities of remanufactured products and cores. We also discuss the managerial uses of the model for logistics decision-making.

Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics

“…The examples of copier remanufacturing Thierry, 1997), cellular telephone remanufacturing (Jayaraman et al, 1999), printed circuit boards recovery (Berger and Debaillie, 1998), and used computer equipment recovery (see Chapter 2) form another group of networks having similar characteristics. All cases are concerned with reuse on a product or parts level of relatively high value assembly products.…”

“…Jayaraman et al (1999) have analysed the logistics network of an electronic equipment remanufacturing company in the USA. The company's activities encompass collection of used products (cores) from customers, remanufacturing of collected cores, and distribution of remanufactured products.…”

An Hybrid Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm For Solving A Sustainable Remanufacturing Suply Chain Problem

“…The model was used to determine the locations and capacities of the recovery facilities as well as the transportation links connecting various locations. In [23] is analyzed a closed-loop logistics network of an electronic equipment remanufacturing company in the USA. They proposed a 0-1 MILP model to determine the location of distribution/remanufacturing facilities, the transshipment, production, and stocking of the optimal quantities of the remanufactured products.…”

Designing and Evaluating Sustainable Supply Chains: A Carbon Market Oriented Approach

“…Recent papers (Srivastava, 2007;Seuring and Muller, 2008) present a good review of different elements related to supply chain sustainability: green design (Hugo and Pistikopoulos, 2005), inventory management (Ferretti et al, 2007), production planning and control for remanufacturing (Luo et al, 2001), green manufacturing, product recovery (Jayaraman, 1999) reverse logistics (Sheu et al, 2005), waste management (Ferretti et al, 2007), energy use (Dotoli et al, 2005), and GHGs emissions reduction (Ferretti et al, 2007). It is not surprising to see that mathematical modeling based methodologies are the most commonly used.…”