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Multi-stage supply network design in case of reverse flows: a closed-loop approach

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  • Maurizio Faccio
  • Alessandro Persona
  • Fabio Sgarbossa
  • Giorgia Zanin

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Design of distribution networks is one of the most critical issues in the management of supply networks. When the supply chain takes into account the whole life of the product (warranty, remanufacturing, recycle, disposal, etc.), the adverse effects on the logistic flow is quite considerable on the structure of the network. For this reason, these aspects should be considered in network design. This paper addresses the possibility to apply different supply chain (SC) design approaches in presence of reverse flows, analysing the network structure where the considered flows are forward flow exclusively, or forward and reverse flows, or integral closed-loop flows. The study also presents an integrated methodology in closed-loop network design, based on mixed-integer programming, considering as inputs the most important driver as fixed and variable costs (installation, transportation, handling, inventory and production), facilities attributes (type, location, capacity and costs), stochastic demand, multi-echelon, multi-product, multi-production, multi-distribution and multi-transportation system. A real industrial application to validate the proposed closed-loop SC design methodology and a comparison between different SC design approaches are presented as a result of this paper.

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  • Maurizio Faccio & Alessandro Persona & Fabio Sgarbossa & Giorgia Zanin, 2011. "Multi-stage supply network design in case of reverse flows: a closed-loop approach," International Journal of Operational Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(2), pages 157-191.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijores:v:12:y:2011:i:2:p:157-191
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    1. Hamed Soleimani & Mirmehdi Seyyed-Esfahani & Mohsen Akbarpour Shirazi, 2016. "A new multi-criteria scenario-based solution approach for stochastic forward/reverse supply chain network design," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 242(2), pages 399-421, July.
    2. Faccio, M. & Persona, A. & Sgarbossa, F. & Zanin, G., 2014. "Sustainable SC through the complete reprocessing of end-of-life products by manufacturers: A traditional versus social responsibility company perspective," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 233(2), pages 359-373.
    3. Govindan, Kannan & Soleimani, Hamed & Kannan, Devika, 2015. "Reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chain: A comprehensive review to explore the future," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 240(3), pages 603-626.
    4. Maurizio Faccio & Mauro Gamberi, 2015. "New City Logistics Paradigm: From the “Last Mile” to the “Last 50 Miles” Sustainable Distribution," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(11), pages 1-22, November.
    5. Maurizio Faccio & Serena Finco & Ilenia Zennaro, 2021. "Sustainable People Home-Work Logistics: An Integrated Model of Circular Economy in the Chiampo Valley," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-13, October.
    6. Sgarbossa, Fabio & Russo, Ivan, 2017. "A proactive model in sustainable food supply chain: Insight from a case study," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 183(PB), pages 596-606.
    7. Das, Kanchan & Rao Posinasetti, Nageswara, 2015. "Addressing environmental concerns in closed loop supply chain design and planning," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 34-47.
    8. Katarzyna Kolasińska-Morawska & Łukasz Sułkowski & Piotr Buła & Marta Brzozowska & Paweł Morawski, 2022. "Smart Logistics—Sustainable Technological Innovations in Customer Service at the Last-Mile Stage: The Polish Perspective," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-33, September.
    9. Łukasz Sułkowski & Katarzyna Kolasińska-Morawska & Marta Brzozowska & Paweł Morawski & Tomasz Schroeder, 2022. "Last Mile Logistics Innovations in the Courier-Express-Parcel Sector Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-25, July.

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