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Dr. PASCUAL CORTÉS
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

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0 Reverse Logistics
0 Supply Chain Management
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Journal article
Published: 03 December 2020 in Sustainability
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Disposition Decision (DD) consists of deciding how to treat a recovered product, and it is one of the most important decisions in reverse logistics. Any of the selected disposition alternatives will have a significant impact on the enterprise sustainability. However, the most sustainable alternative may not be an alternative to make circular economy (CE) possible. In these cases, if the company wishes to adopt a CE strategy, it will have to switch from the most sustainable alternative to a less sustainable one that CE allows. Then, how much should be sacrificed for each sustainability dimension to make CE possible? This paper proposes a methodology for quantitatively comparing the most sustainable disposition alternative and the most sustainable CE alternative. This comparison allows small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to know how exactly all dimensions increase or decrease when selecting the most sustainable CE disposition alternative and to, therefore, assess the interest of adopting a CE policy. The proposed methodology is applied to a used tire recovery company. The results of this example show that the CE alternative offers a better environmental result but presents worst economic and social results. This example can be used as a guide for future applications other SMEs.

ACS Style

Faustino Alarcón; Pascual Cortés-Pellicer; David Pérez-Perales; Raquel Sanchis. Sustainability vs. Circular Economy from a Disposition Decision Perspective: A Proposal of a Methodology and an Applied Example in SMEs. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10109 .

AMA Style

Faustino Alarcón, Pascual Cortés-Pellicer, David Pérez-Perales, Raquel Sanchis. Sustainability vs. Circular Economy from a Disposition Decision Perspective: A Proposal of a Methodology and an Applied Example in SMEs. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):10109.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Faustino Alarcón; Pascual Cortés-Pellicer; David Pérez-Perales; Raquel Sanchis. 2020. "Sustainability vs. Circular Economy from a Disposition Decision Perspective: A Proposal of a Methodology and an Applied Example in SMEs." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 10109.

Conference paper
Published: 10 September 2020 in Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering
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Reverse logistics (RL) has experienced significant growth in recent years due to legislation that favors the reduction of environmental impact and the prolongation of product life. These laws pursue environment conservation through actions that favor the reuse of materials. The increase in the severity of this type of legislation, as well as the exponential growth in e-commerce sales, has meant that many companies integrate RL processes into their supply chain (SC). These actions have converted the corresponding activities to RL management in key aspects for the competitiveness of businesses. Once the RL process is initiated, one of the key decisions is to determine what is done with each product. This paper proposes a study of the causes that activate the RL process and an analysis of the different treatment options, with the intention of relating both aspects through a process of standardized decision-making, which allows the decision-maker to adopt the best choice regarding the treatment to be chosen.

ACS Style

Pascual Cortés; Faustino Alarcón Valero. Reverse Logistics Causes and Treatment Alternatives. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering 2020, 191 -198.

AMA Style

Pascual Cortés, Faustino Alarcón Valero. Reverse Logistics Causes and Treatment Alternatives. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. 2020; ():191-198.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pascual Cortés; Faustino Alarcón Valero. 2020. "Reverse Logistics Causes and Treatment Alternatives." Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering , no. : 191-198.

Journal article
Published: 06 April 2018 in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management
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Purpose: The increase in social awareness, politics and environmental regulation, the scarcity of raw materials and the desired “green” image, are some of the reasons that lead companies to decide for implement processes of Reverse Logistics (RL). At the time when incorporate new RL processes as key business processes, new and important decisions need to be made. Identification and knowledge of these decisions, including the information available and the implications for the company or supply chain, will be fundamental for decision-makers to achieve the best results. In the present work, the main types of RL decisions are identified.Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on the analysis of mathematical models designed as tools to aid decision making in the field of RL. Once the types of interest work to be analyzed are defined, those studies that really deal about the object of study are searched and analyzed. The decision variables that are taken at work are identified and grouped according to the type of decision and, finally, are showed the main types of decisions used in mathematical models developed in the field of RL. Findings: The principal conclusion of the research is that the most commonly addressed decisions with mathematical models in the field of RL are those related to the network’s configuration, followed by tactical/operative decisions such as the selections of product’s treatments to realize and the policy of returns or prices, among other decisions.Originality/value: The identification of the main decisions types of the reverse logistics will allow the managers of these processes to know and understand them better, while offer an integrated vision of them, favoring the achievement of better results.

ACS Style

Pascual Cortés; Faustino Alarcón Valero. Identification of reverse logistics decision types from mathematical models. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 2018, 11, 239 .

AMA Style

Pascual Cortés, Faustino Alarcón Valero. Identification of reverse logistics decision types from mathematical models. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 2018; 11 (2):239.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pascual Cortés; Faustino Alarcón Valero. 2018. "Identification of reverse logistics decision types from mathematical models." Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 11, no. 2: 239.