Closed-loop supply chains : new developments to improve the sustainability of business practices /: new developments to improve the sustainability of business practices. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Mark E. Ferguson and Gilvan C. Souza.
• Other Names: Ferguson, Mark, 1969-; Souza, Gilvan C
• Contents: Commentary on closed-loop supply chains / Mark Ferguson and Gilvan C. Souza -- Strategic issues in closed-loop supply chains with remanufacturing / Mark Ferguson -- Environmental legislation on product take-back and recovery / Atalay Atasu and Luk N. van Wassenhove -- Product design issues / Bert Bras -- Designing the reverse logistics network / Necati Aras, Tamer Boyaci, and Vedat Verter -- Product acquisition, grading, and disposition decisions / Moritz Fleischmann, Michael R. Galbreth, and George Tagaras -- Production planning and control for remanufacturing / Gilvan C. Souza -- Market for remanufactured products : empirical findings / Ravi Subramanian -- Examples of existing profitable practices in product take-back and recovery / Mark Ferguson, Gilvan C. Souza, and L. Beril Toktay -- Reuse and recycling in the motion picture industry / Charles J. Corbett -- Reverse supply chain in hospitals : lessons from three case studies in Montreal / Rajesh K. Tyagi [and others] -- Interdisciplinarity in closed-loop supply chain management research / Vishal Agrawal and L. Beril Toktay -- Empirical studies in closed-loop supply chains : can we source a greener mousetrap? / Stephan Vachon and Robert D. Klassen -- Conclusion and future research directions / Mark Ferguson and Gilvan C. Souza.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 239 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.5; Business logistics; Business logistics -- Environmental aspects; Remanufacturing; Logistique (Organisation); Logistique (Organisation) -- Aspect de l'environnement; Reconditionnement; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Technology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Engineering; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Production & Operations Management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420095265; 1420095269
• Related ISBNs: 9781420095258; 1420095250
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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