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Sustainable Operations of Closed-Loop Logistics Chain from an Economic and Environmental Performance Perspective

In: City Networks

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  • B. Y. Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University)

  • H. D. Yang

    (School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University)

Abstract

With increasingly scarce global resources, gradually worsening waste emissions, and rising environmental protection awareness, an increasing number of countries enacted strict regulations to protect the environment; in addition, the issues on recycling and reusing used products have caught worldwide attention. Adapting to environmental protection and consumer requirements has compelled manufacturers and distributors to formulate forward and reverse logistics networks (RLNs) simultaneously. Moreover, the increasingly transparent contradiction between the supply and demand of resources coincides with the enterprises’ experience of growing cost pressures, for which recycling and remanufacturing gradually became important techniques to reduce the production cost. Under this background, the closed-loop logistics (CLL) has received significant attention from the academia and industry. In this chapter, we defined the related concepts with CLL; proposed the theoretical framework, including the CLL network structure and sustainable operations of logistics; and analyzed the effect of CLL on manufacturing, services, and people’s lives with a special focus on the main sustainable operations, namely, recycling and remanufacturing. The results revealed that implementing CLL management became a strategic choice for many enterprises, with its vital significance to decrease waste emissions, protect the environment, reduce production costs, improve economic efficiency, enhance competitiveness, promote enterprise technology innovation, and strengthen environmental protection.

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  • B. Y. Liu & H. D. Yang, 2017. "Sustainable Operations of Closed-Loop Logistics Chain from an Economic and Environmental Performance Perspective," Springer Optimization and Its Applications, in: Athanasia Karakitsiou & Athanasios Migdalas & Stamatina Th. Rassia & Panos M. Pardalos (ed.), City Networks, chapter 0, pages 121-136, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spochp:978-3-319-65338-9_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65338-9_7
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    1. Salehi-Amiri, Amirhossein & Zahedi, Ali & Akbapour, Navid & Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, Mostafa, 2021. "Designing a sustainable closed-loop supply chain network for walnut industry," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).

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