The Operational, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Returnable Packaging Under Various Reverse Logistics Arrangements

Katephap, Nophanut; Limnararat, Sunpasit

doi:10.22266/ijies2017.1031.23

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“…Beitzen-Heineke et al ( 2017 2021), Capistrano and Buluran (2021), Castillo and Cochran (1996), Chan (2007), Cheng and Yang (2005), Cobb (2016), Cordella et al (2008), Dang and Chu (2016), Dubiel (1996), Duhaime et al (2001), Ech-Charrat and Amechnoue (2016), Ech-Charrat et al (2017), Fan (2019), Giubilato et al (2019), Glock (2017), Goellner and Sparrow (2014), González Boubeta et al (2018), Goudenege et al (2013), Guzman et al (2021), Hekkert et al (2000a), Huang et al (2008), Hurley et al (2017), Ilic et al (2009), Itsuki (2012), Jarupan et al, 2004, Katephap andLimnararat (2015), Katephap and Limnararat (2017), Kelle and Silver (1989), Kim and Glock (2014), Koszorek and Huk (2021), Kroon and Vrijens (1995), Lampe and Strassner (2003), Legiędź and Huk (2021), Levi et al (2011), Mahmoudi and Parviziomran (2020), Maleki and Meiser (2011), Maleki and Reimche (2011), Mannur and Moreau (1992) It is vital that the pre-defined cycle-rate is satisfied to ensure the environmental benefits of adopting reusable packaging is met (Lofthouse and Bhamra, 2006;Kunamaneni et al, 2019)....…”

Section: Primary Refillable and Returnablementioning

confidence: 99%

“…These costs, however, can be influenced through storage location, product weight, and capacity transported (Goudenege et al, 2013;Menesatti et al, 2012). Lower shipment costs can also be incurred due to standardisation of packaging (Katephap and Limnararat, 2017). According to Menesatti et al (2012) reverse logistics represents 17 % of the reusable container total costs and 20 % of the logistical cost.…”

Section: Economic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of these, articles only include studies of the B2B secondary/tertiary packaging context. For example, Silva et al (2013) conducts analysis of a reusable packaging system for high-value manufacturing in Brazil, and Katephap and Limnararat (2017) conducts a supply chain analysis of Toyota Motor Thailand's reusable containers. Limited attention to the B2C primary packaging context in emerging economies is clear deficiency in the literature, which must be addressed in future studies.…”

Section: Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…In this case, too, the results of the paper show that none of the pallet management strategies prevails over the others, and that a suitable pallet management strategy should be chosen instead according to the specific requirements of the application. Katephap and Limnararat [22] developed a mathematical model to calculate the total effective cost of packaging for a Thai automotive parts manufacturer. In the study, a switch was made from the currently disposable packaging to the standardized returnable packaging under three reverse logistics arrangements: single-, round-, and multi-trip arrangements.…”

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A Model for Managing Packaging in the Product Life Cycle in the Automotive Industry

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Muha

2020

Sustainability

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Due to its many benefits, the automotive industry is increasingly focused on the use of returnable packaging, but the benefits of using it can only be fully realized if the system is properly managed. This study therefore aims to build a model that enables a comparison between different sustainable packaging systems: non-returnable packaging, returnable packaging, and returnable foldable packaging. The applicability of the model was verified in a multinational manufacturing company that is a development supplier in the international automotive industry. The results highlight the main advantages of the model: enabling the comparison between the use of different sustainable packaging systems; when simulating different scenarios, it takes into account several different cost components and ensures a systematic selection of the packaging system in the early phase of product development. The high degree of practicality and usability of the model was also validated by the sensitivity analysis, as the longer the transport distance, the more acceptable the use of non-returnable packaging. In addition, higher demand for the product was correlated with a reduction in the total cost of all three aspects of packaging choice. The model upgrades existing studies and represents a practical decision-making tool for manufacturing companies and the logistics industry. It will contribute to the systematic construction of a packaging management system at an early stage of product development, which will reduce costs in the long run, improve the quality of logistics processes, and ensure an effective sustainable packaging management system.

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“…The environmental impact and the cost of pallets were measured by Bilbao et al [11], who supported the selection of pallet management systems and of the materials composing pallets. Katephap and Limnararat [19] developed a mathematical model to calculate the cost of alternative reverse logistics arrangements and used the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to estimate the resulting impacts on the environment.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Environmental Impacts of Reusable Transport Items: A Case Study of Pallet Pooling in a Retailer Supply Chain

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Manufacturing, storage, and transportation processes are typically facilitated by pallets, containers, and other reusable transport items (RTIs) designed to guarantee many cycles along a lifespan of several years. As a consequence, both supply and reverse transportation of RTIs need to be managed to avoid stockout along the supply chain and the unsustainable production of new tools from virgin materials. This paper focuses on the business of pallet management by analyzing the transport operations of a pallet pooling network serving a large-scale nationwide retailer. The pooler is responsible for supplying, collecting, and refurbishing pallets. The combination of the pooler's management strategies with different retailer network configurations results in different pooling scenarios, which are assessed and compared in this paper through a what-if analysis. The logistical and environmental impacts generated by the pallet distribution activities are quantified per each scenario through a tailored software incorporating Geographic Information System (GIS) and routing functionalities. Findings from this analysis suggest how to reduce vehicle distance traveled (vehicles-km) by 65% and pollutant emissions by 60% by combining network infrastructures and pooling management strategies-identifying an empirical best practice for managers of pallet businesses.Sustainability 2019, 11, 3147 2 of 13 handling, storage, and collection of reusable items [6]. In such networks, the trade-off between the emissions released by transportation and the reduction in the use of virgin materials has to be identified in order to achieve environmental sustainability targets [7][8][9]. This aim requires a deep understanding of the observed network, highlighting the crucial role of the data collection process in order to enhance the accuracy of the obtained result [10].Scholars have already pointed out how alternative pallet management strategies across the CLNs can generate different environmental impacts associated with the whole pallet life cycle, as well as different logistical costs [11]. Among the most diffused strategies, this paper focuses on two, both based on pallet re-circulation. The first is the buy-sell program, in which an equal number of pallets received by a node of the supply chain is shipped back to the previous node through a back-haul trip. The entire pallet supply and collection process is hence assigned to the carriers or the truck fleet owners, who are implicitly responsible for balancing the overall pallet population throughout the supply chain. An improved version of this program consists of consolidating pallets and arranging full-loaded back-trips.A second strategy, namely the pooling program, involves a new actor, the pooler, who is responsible for supplying ready-to-use pallets to vendors, manufacturers, and other logistic nodes; collecting pallets from customers or downstream; refurbishing damaged pallets; and holding inventory within its facilities until new pallet orders are placed. While the pooling program typic...

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The Operational, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Returnable Packaging Under Various Reverse Logistics Arrangements

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

A literature review and analytical framework of the sustainability of reusable packaging

A literature review and analytical framework of the sustainability of reusable packaging

A Model for Managing Packaging in the Product Life Cycle in the Automotive Industry

Environmental Impacts of Reusable Transport Items: A Case Study of Pallet Pooling in a Retailer Supply Chain

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