Purpose The purpose of this research is to identify major barriers to the implementation of reverse logistics (RL). Also, the study addresses best practices among reuse, remanufacture, recycling, refurbishment and repair as alternatives for RL processes. Design/methodology/approach This study targets supply chain management experts for their opinions regarding the identification of critical barriers and alternatives for RL implementation. Their opinions were extracted through a Web questionnaire based on 14 criteria with 5 alternatives. The tools of multi-criteria decision-making are used for analysis, i.e. fuzzy VIKOR and fuzzy TOPSIS. Findings The results indicate that lack of recognition of competitive advantage to be gained through RL practice is the most critical barrier to RL implementation. The least barrier or major facilitator for RL is “supportive initiative for end-of-life products.” The top-ranked alternative in this study is reuse followed by remanufacturing. The least ...

The footwear industry is the second largest export earning sector of Bangladesh, contributing to earning $1.234 billion in 2016-17. Despite its ample opportunity to value addition to national economy, the sector faces enormous image crisis at home and abroad because of non-existent green practices in the supply chain. The tenet of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices is to diminish or obviate wastages, greenhouse gas emission, and energy consumption and promotes reuse, recycle, remanufacture and reverse logistics. The study was designed to identify the barriers for implementing Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices in Footwear Industry of Bangladesh. A two round Delphi study approach was conducted from five industrial experts and five academic experts to identify the common barriers. The study identified twenty two barriers whereas the lack of commitment of management is the paramount. Financial constraint, lack of energy management & wastage management as well as lack of source of eco-friendly materials are the second most important barriers. The internal barriers and regulations & awareness barriers were classified as the top source and features barriers respectively. The study result may provide insight to the management in formulating strategies and tactics to implement green practices in footwear industry for sustainability.

Recycling of waste plastics is a solution to the threat it possesses to the environment caused with respect to the disposal of such plastic waste, while many such ways have been in common practice in the industry in the recent past. The study is undertaken to investigate current SWM process in India, along with understanding how these practices do not result in any environmental benefit. While doing so we also work on finding alternate solution to the current SWM system and using the Reverse Logistics process in order to undertaken the SWM process in a proper manner which provides an overall benefit to the environment and the organisation(in business terms) by the process; compared to the production of the virgin plastic and composites, the process of reverse logistics and the waste disposal methods, is shown to be a superior alternative in the environmental and business aspect as the final result of the process provides with better cost saving techniques in both the process of disposing off and making of virgin plastics, we herewith also provide some conclusive suggestion for substituting the production of virgin plastic for the manufacturing process of these daily use items by incorporating the plastic brought back into the system in order to provide a better sustainable environmental solution. The study also takes into consideration the collection process and the overall Reverse Logistics and supply chain process find a solution to impact on the business. The recommendations provided with a purpose of achieving higher business and environmental benefits.

Environmental sustainability has been obtaining a lot of spotlight since the world has undergone resource pressure, air and waste pollution. Under such circumstances, legislation for environment protection has been issued; from economic perspective of company, make their product recyclable will give them an economical edge in face of competition in the market. Due to these concerns, Logistics is no exception in the business world. Some environment friendly oriented concepts or functions have been added to logistics, such as green logistics and reverse logistics. Reverse logisticsas a new business concept was developed for recapturing values from end of supply chain, which involves activities from recycle, remanufacture to final disposal such as landfill. The purpose of this research is to understand reverse logistics processes in automotive industry, the drivers and barriers implementing the reverse logistics, and then analyze impact of the indicators in reverse logistics such as ti...

The aim of this paper is to study the effect of reverse logistics on sustainable manufacturing (Environmental Performance, Environmental Performance, Social Performance). Questionnaire was designed and distributed among employees in one multinational oil company operating in southern Iraq (LUKOIL) in Basra. The sample of the study consists 208 employees and they were selected randomly. AMOS 22 was used to analysis the data. The findings indicted that there is a direct positive effect of the reverse logistics on sustainable manufacturing. Several conclusions have been reached, along with implications and suggested future directions for research. Having a sustainable strategy gives the company flexibility in meeting the needs of future generations through innovation and relocation. Cooperation in the implementation of reverse logistics to maintain a good image and reputation in the minds of customers about the company and is a key part of the corporate social responsibility.

In today’s world reverse logistics has been gaining more interest than ever to overcome government regulations and generate profit-making opportunities. Reverse logistics also includes processing of returned merchandise due to damage, seasonal inventory, restock, salvage, recalls and hazardous material programs, obsolete equipment disposition, and asset recovery. Kenya being a developing country faces a problem of dumping especially from the international companies. Most international electronic companies have a tendency to see the end-of-life products in developing countries as a waste stream not required to be managed. In this regard, this study seeks to determine the effect of adoption of reverse logistics on the operational performance of Bata Shoe Company. Specifically, the study sought to establish the effect of product returns, product reuse, and product repackaging as reverse logistics practices on operational performance of Bata Shoe Company. This study was based on institu...

Reverse logistics (RL) has emerged as a form of disposal and a conscious way to use products at the end of their use through the refurbishment, reuse, and recycling processes. Mainly in developing countries, there are still several barriers during the process of implementing reverse logistics, so decision-makers need to know what barriers to prioritize to propose a solution. This paper aims to investigate which multicriteria decision aid (MCDA) methods are most applied in the studies on barriers during the implementation of reverse logistics. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic literature review using a well-known and detailed protocol, considering various papers published in journals from the databases Science Direct, Emerald, Web of Science, and Google Scholar in the period from 2008 to 2019. As a result, a few studies discussing multicriteria methods were identified, analyzing the existing barriers to the implementation of reverse logistics. The main methods and criteria ...

Reverse logistics, the movement of materials back up the supply chain, is recognised by many organisations as an opportunity for adding value. The paper considers the theoretical framework and the conception of reverse logistics in literature and practice. The objective of the article is to propose tangible solutions which eliminate the imbalances in reverse logistics and improve the waste management in the company. The case study focuses on the improvement in the process of waste packaging in the context of sustainable development as a part of reverse logistics in the surveyed industrial company in Slovakia.