A Literature Survey on Reverse Logistics of End of Life Vehicles

Abstract

Today, recycling of used products and materials has become an increasingly important sector. Mankind, who uses the natural resources unconsciously, has found ways to improve recycling techniques when they realized that resources are becoming increasingly depleted. In the automotive sector, which is one of the largest sectors in the world, natural resources are being used to a great extent. According to the statistics, in 2009, approximately 9 million end-of-life vehicles (in Europe were withdrawn from traffic. Undoubtedly, this figure shows the necessity and importance of designing reverse logistics network optimized for ELVs. This research aims to determine the gaps in the literature by examining the studies made from the past to the present day in the field of reverse logistic network design for vehicles completed their life cycle. In this article, the studies in the fieldare analyzed based on objective functions, decision variables, constr handling metod, optimization methods used. Considered work are clustered using a special artificial neural network tool Organizing Maps (SOM), and the frequencies of the characteristics are shown in the study. This study, which includes a review of the literature and a clustering of studies, aims to guidethe researchers wo design of rreverse logistics networks for ELVs.

A Bibliometric Analysis of End-of-Life Vehicles Related Research: Exploring a Path to Environmental Sustainability

“…Similarly, in 2014, Gan and He [61] provided a brief review of reverse logistics within ELV management. Cin and Kusakci [62] also surveyed previous studies involving ELV-related reverse logistics. Hiratsuka et al [63] reviewed Japan's recycling system development.…”

“…Hence, this research discusses a holistic view of literature relating to ELV management and recycling by including a wider set of articles published in the period 2000-2021. [62] 2005-2016 23 Gan and He (2014) [61] 2002-2013 38 Karagoz et al, (2020) [18] ELV management 2000-2019 232 Rosa and Terzi (2018) [66] Automotive electronics 2001-2015 35 Cucchiella et al, (2016) [67] 2000-2014 50…”

End-of-life vehicle management: a comprehensive review

“…Cin and Kusakci [30] clustered reverse logistics of ELVs studies based on network structure, optimization model, objective function, methods to handle uncertainty and solution approach. Different from Cin and Kusakci [30], not only logistics networks of ELVs but also other types of ELVs (e.g., production planning, recycling process planning, location-allocation, etc.) studies with an optimization model are reviewed based on the type of decision variables, optimization model and solution approach.…”

“…Moreover, studies that have used mathematical optimization are analyzed independently based on the type of [12] (Automotive) shredder residue treatment 1991-2004 26 Vermeulen et al (2011) [16] 1994-2011~ 150 Zorpas and Inglezakis (2012) [18] 1978-2010~ 110 Cossu and Lai (2015) [27] 2005-2014~ 120 De Almeida and Borsato (2019) [31] 1999-2016 76 Kumar and Sutherland (2008) [13] Vehicle recovery infrastructure 1986-2007 73 Hiratsuka et al (2014) [24] 1995-2012 26 Go et al (2011) [17] Disassemblability 1992-2010 38 Mayyas et al (2012) [19] Sustainability of the automotive industry 1984-2011~ 90 Bari et al (2011) [14] Automotive waste 2010 103 Kindzierski et al (2013) [15] 2012 107 Simic (2013) [3] Environmental engineering issues 2003-2012 93 Lashlem et at. (2013) [20] Management practices 1995-2012 20 Sakai et al (2014) [23] 1991-2012~ 90 Li et al (2014) [22] 2005-2012 16 Gan and He (2014) [21] Reverse logistics 2002-2013 38 Cin and Kusakci (2017) [30] 2005-2016 23 Zhang and Chen (2014) [26] Automotive plastics 1993-2012 63 Buekens and Zhou (2014) [25] Automotive shredder residue plastics 1977-2012 76 Cucchiella et al (2016) [28] Automotive electronics 2000-2014~ 50 Rosa and Terzi (2016) [29] 2001-2015 <...>…”

Development of a performance evaluation tool for end-of-life vehicle management system implementation using the analytic hierarchy process

“…Zhang and Chen (2018) ranked four alternatives for sustainable ELV disassembly in China using the AHP method. Recently, several reviews of the literature related to ELV management have been published (Cin and Kusakci, 2017; Cossu and Lai, 2015; Gan and He, 2014; Go et al, 2011; Lashlem et al, 2013; Mayyas et al, 2012). For instance, Sakai et al (2014) provided a comparative analysis of ELV recycling systems in order to evaluate the characteristics and effectiveness of legislative systems in several countries and regions.…”