Closed-Loop Supply Chains

Closed-Loop Supply Chains

by Mark E. Ferguson, Gilvan C. Souza
Released April 2010
Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
ISBN: 9781420095265

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Book description

Written by academic experts, in language that is accessible to practitioners, this authoritative resource examines recent research and case studies of companies running profitable reuse/remanufacture operations in various industries.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface (1/2)
  4. Preface (2/2)
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Editors
  7. Contributors
  8. Chapter 1: Commentary on Closed-Loop Supply Chains (1/2)
  9. Chapter 1: Commentary on Closed-Loop Supply Chains (2/2)
  10. Part I: Strategic Considerations
  11. Chapter 2: Strategic Issues in Closed-Loop Supply Chains with Remanufacturing (1/3)
  12. Chapter 2: Strategic Issues in Closed-Loop Supply Chains with Remanufacturing (2/3)
  13. Chapter 2: Strategic Issues in Closed-Loop Supply Chains with Remanufacturing (3/3)
  14. Chapter 3: Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery (1/4)
  15. Chapter 3: Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery (2/4)
  16. Chapter 3: Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery (3/4)
  17. Chapter 3: Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery (4/4)
  18. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (1/6)
  19. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (2/6)
  20. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (3/6)
  21. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (4/6)
  22. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (5/6)
  23. Chapter 4: Product Design Issues (6/6)
  24. Part II: Tactical Considerations
  25. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (1/7)
  26. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (2/7)
  27. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (3/7)
  28. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (4/7)
  29. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (5/7)
  30. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (6/7)
  31. Chapter 5:Designing the Reverse Logistics Network (7/7)
  32. Chapter 6: Product Acquisition,Grading, and Disposition Decisions (1/4)
  33. Chapter 6: Product Acquisition,Grading, and Disposition Decisions (2/4)
  34. Chapter 6: Product Acquisition,Grading, and Disposition Decisions (3/4)
  35. Chapter 6: Product Acquisition,Grading, and Disposition Decisions (4/4)
  36. Chapter 7: Production Planning and Control for Remanufacturing (1/3)
  37. Chapter 7: Production Planning and Control for Remanufacturing (2/3)
  38. Chapter 7: Production Planning and Control for Remanufacturing (3/3)
  39. Chapter 8: Market fo r Remanufactured Products: Empirical Findings (1/3)
  40. Chapter 8: Market fo r Remanufactured Products: Empirical Findings (2/3)
  41. Chapter 8: Market fo r Remanufactured Products: Empirical Findings (3/3)
  42. Part III: Industry Characteristics and Case Studies
  43. Chapter 9: Examples of Existing Profitable Practices in Product Take-Back and Recovery (1/4)
  44. Chapter 9: Examples of Existing Profitable Practices in Product Take-Back and Recovery (2/4)
  45. Chapter 9: Examples of Existing Profitable Practices in Product Take-Back and Recovery (3/4)
  46. Chapter 9: Examples of Existing Profitable Practices in Product Take-Back and Recovery (4/4)
  47. Chapter 10: Reuse and Recycling in the Motion Picture Industry (1/4)
  48. Chapter 10: Reuse and Recycling in the Motion Picture Industry (2/4)
  49. Chapter 10: Reuse and Recycling in the Motion Picture Industry (3/4)
  50. Chapter 10: Reuse and Recycling in the Motion Picture Industry (4/4)
  51. Chapter 11: Reverse Supply Chain in Hospitals: Lessons from Three Case Studies in Montreal (1/3)
  52. Chapter 11: Reverse Supply Chain in Hospitals: Lessons from Three Case Studies in Montreal (2/3)
  53. Chapter 11: Reverse Supply Chain in Hospitals: Lessons from Three Case Studies in Montreal (3/3)
  54. Part IV: Interdisciplinary Research on Closed-Loop Supply Chains
  55. Chapter 12: Interdisciplinarity in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management Research (1/4)
  56. Chapter 12: Interdisciplinarity in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management Research (2/4)
  57. Chapter 12: Interdisciplinarity in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management Research (3/4)
  58. Chapter 12: Interdisciplinarity in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management Research (4/4)
  59. Chapter 13: Empirical Studies in Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Can We Source a Greener Mousetrap? (1/4)
  60. Chapter 13: Empirical Studies in Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Can We Source a Greener Mousetrap? (2/4)
  61. Chapter 13: Empirical Studies in Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Can We Source a Greener Mousetrap? (3/4)
  62. Chapter 13: Empirical Studies in Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Can We Source a Greener Mousetrap? (4/4)
  63. Chapter 14: Conclusion and Future Research Directions
  64. Index (1/2)
  65. Index (2/2)
  66. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Closed-Loop Supply Chains
  • Author(s): Mark E. Ferguson, Gilvan C. Souza
  • Release date: April 2010
  • Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
  • ISBN: 9781420095265