Reverse Logistics: Overview and Challenges for Supply Chain Management. (21st July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rubio, Sergio; Jiménez-Parra, Beatriz
• Is Part Of: International journal of engineering business management. Volume 6(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-07-21
• Subjects: Closed-Loop Supply Chain -- Reverse Logistics -- Marketing -- Consumer Behaviour; Engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Periodicals; Engineering; Industrial management; Periodicals; 620.0068
• DOI: 10.5772/58826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1847-9790

Abstract

This paper is aimed at introducing the concept of reverse logistics (RL) and its implications for supply chain management (SCM). RL is a research area focused on the management of the recovery of products once they are no longer desired (end-of-use products, EoU) or can no longer be used (end-of-life products) by the consumers, in order to obtain an economic value from the recovered products. This way, RL has become a matter of strategic importance, an element that companies are considering in their decision-making processes related to the design and development of their supply chains. In addition, a description of the implications of RL for SCM will be discussed and, finally, an analysis of some of the opportunities and challenges that RL implies for SCM will be presented.