The theory and practice of Reverse Logistics
17 Jan 2007-International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (Inderscience Publishers)-Vol. 3, Iss: 1, pp 56
TL;DR: A review of the literature on reverse logistics can be found in this article, where the authors provide an overview of definitions, research and research opportunities in this field, as well as the issues to consider from both an economic and environmental perspective.
Abstract: This paper provides a review of the literature on Reverse Logistics (RL). It provides an overview of definitions, research and research opportunities in this field. It is a timely and important concept with significant international research under completion at this time. Ample opportunities exist for the growth of this field due to its multi-functional, and interdisciplinary focus. It also is critical for organisations to consider from both an economic and environmental perspective. All these issues are discussed and summarised in this paper.
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...[3] classify driving forces led to increased interest and investment in reverse supply chain into two groups: environmental factors and business factors....
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TL;DR: This paper addresses the problem of choosing the appropriate reverse channel structure for the collection of used products from customers and shows that simple coordination mechanisms can be designed such that the collection effort of the retailer and the supply chain profits are attained at the same level as in a centrally coordinated system.
Abstract: The importance of remanufacturing used products into new ones has been widely recognized in the literature and in practice. In this paper, we address the problem of choosing the appropriate reverse channel structure for the collection of used products from customers. Specifically, we consider a manufacturer who has three options for collecting such products: (1) she can collect them herself directly from the customers, (2) she can provide suitable incentives to an existing retailer (who already has a distribution channel) to induce the collection, or (3) she can subcontract the collection activity to a third party. Based on our observations in the industry, we model the three options described above as decentralized decision-making systems with the manufacturer being the Stackelberg leader. When considering decentralized channels, we find that ceteris paribus, the agent, who is closer to the customer (i.e., the retailer), is the most effective undertaker of product collection activity for the manufacturer. In addition, we show that simple coordination mechanisms can be designed such that the collection effort of the retailer and the supply chain profits are attained at the same level as in a centrally coordinated system.
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...Numerous studies have been conducted on remanufacturing products to extend their life cycle (Jayaraman et al., 1999; le Blanc et al., 2004; Richey et al., 2004; Savaskan et al., 2004)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors leveraged institutional theory by proposing that stakeholders, including governments, regulators, customers, competitors, community and environmental interest groups, and industry associations, impose coercive and normative pressures on firms.
Abstract: Despite burgeoning research on companies' environmental strategies and environmental management practices, it remains unclear why some firms adopt environmental management practices beyond regulatory compliance. This paper leverages institutional theory by proposing that stakeholders – including governments, regulators, customers, competitors, community and environmental interest groups, and industry associations – impose coercive and normative pressures on firms. However, the way in which managers perceive and act upon these pressures at the plant level depends upon plant- and parent-company-specific factors, including their track record of environmental performance, the competitive position of the parent company and the organizational structure of the plant. Beyond providing a framework of how institutional pressures influence plants' environmental management practices, various measures are proposed to quantify institutional pressures, key plant-level and parent-company-level characteristics and plant-level environmental management practices. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
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TL;DR: A survey of research in ECMPRO can be found in this article, where the authors present the development of research and provide a state-of-the-art survey of published work.
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...The definition of RL can be viewed holistically to include the reverse distribution of materials and recycling, as well as reducing the quantity of materials in the forward system (Carter and Ellram, 1998)....
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...Carter and Ellram (1998) presented an early review of the literature and reported few authors had at that time dealt holistically with the concept of RL and most research was exploratory....
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