Strategic Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management

• Main Author: Lebreton, Baptiste (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 586
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Environmental management.; Environmental economics.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Environmental Economics.; Environmental Management.

Closed loops depict supply chains for which Original Equipement Manufacturer reintegrate their returned products into their own production network. While the reverse logistics research has extensively addressed the technical aspects of product reintegration, very few insights are available on whethe...

Table of Contents:

• Setting Up Closed-Loop Supply Chains
• Strategic Aspects of Asset Recovery
• Strategic Impact of Closed-Loop Supply Chains
• Competition in Closed-Loop Supply Chains
• Strategic Network Planning in Closed-Loop Supply Chains
• Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Case Studies
• Tire Industry
• Computer Industry
• Conclusion and Outlook.