Sustainable reverse logistics network engineering and management /

"Traditional logistical chains have enabled us to respond efficiently to the needs of customers in terms of services and products. However, the returns, rejects and by-products of these activities have been eliminated or ignored. Reverse logistics aims at valuing these products using a value cr...

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Group Author: Aït-Kadi, Daoud
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118387177
Summary: "Traditional logistical chains have enabled us to respond efficiently to the needs of customers in terms of services and products. However, the returns, rejects and by-products of these activities have been eliminated or ignored. Reverse logistics aims at valuing these products using a value creation network integrating recovery, processing, recycling, distribution or clean removal processes. In the context of sustainable development, integrating economic, social and environmental factors, these activities raise questions concerning the design of products, processes and logistic networks. Ta
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118387177 (electronic bk.)
1118387171 (electronic bk.)
1118563131 (electronic bk.)
9781118563137 (electronic bk.)
9781118563212 (electronic bk.)
1118563212 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: TS155
CLC: F273-05
Contents: Logistics Challenges -- Reverse Logistics Engineering -- Ecodesign -- Value Loops.