Closed-loop supply chains : new developments to improve the sustainability of business practices / / editors, Mark E. Ferguson, Gilvan C. Souza

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459422903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton : , : Auerbach Publications, , 2010
• ISBN: 0-429-25056-8; 1-4200-9526-9
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Collana: Supply chain integration series
• Altri autori (Persone): FergusonMark <1969->; SouzaGilvan C
• Disciplina: 658.5
• Soggetti: Business logistics; Business logistics - Environmental aspects; Remanufacturing; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Commentary on Closed-Loop Supply Chains; Part I: Strategic Considerations; Chapter 2: Strategic Issues in Closed-Loop Supply Chains with Remanufacturing; Chapter 3: Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery; Chapter 4: Product Design Issues; Part II: Tactical Considerations; Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network; Chapter 6: Product Acquisition,Grading, and Disposition Decisions; Chapter 7: Production Planning and Control for Remanufacturing; Chapter 8: Market fo r Remanufactured Products: Empirical FindingsPart III: Industry Characteristics and Case Studies; Chapter 9: Examples of Existing Profitable Practices in Product Take-Back and Recovery; Chapter 10: Reuse and Recycling in the Motion Picture Industry; Chapter 11: Reverse Supply Chain in Hospitals: Lessons from Three Case Studies in Montreal; Part IV: Interdisciplinary Research on Closed-Loop Supply Chains; Chapter 12: Interdisciplinarity in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management Research; Chapter 13: Empirical Studies in Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Can We Source a Greener Mousetrap?Chapter 14: Conclusion and Future Research Directions; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into different revenue streams by finding secondary markets for their products, all while reducing their overall carbon footprint. This book discusses various closed-loop supply chain processes.