Search for dissertations about: "reverse logistics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words reverse logistics.

  2. 6. New Modelling Approaches for Location and Routing Problems towards Sustainable Logistic Systems

    Author : Marduch Tadaros; Athanasios Migdalas; Björn Samuelsson; Yannis Marinakis; Nils-Hassan Quttineh; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Facility Location; Vehicle Routing; Network Design; Location-Routing; Kvalitetsteknik och logistik; Quality technology and logistics;

    Abstract : Transportations are paramount for a well-functioning society and necessary to secure essential products and maintain our standard of living. These are operations and activities related to distributing packages and goods and providing services by society such as waste collection, postal services, health care, or emergency response. READ MORE

  4. 7. Models and Metaheuristics for Real-World Applications of Location and Vehicle Routing Problems

    Author : Marduch Tadaros; Athanasios Migdalas; Ioannis Marinakis; Björn Samuelsson; Sergiy Butenko; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Vehicle Routing; Facility Location; Metaheuristics; Supply Chain Network Design; Kvalitetsteknik och logistik; Quality Technology and Logistics;

    Abstract : The supply chain's underlying infrastructure affects the efficiency and design of distribution routes. As such infrastructure is associated with substantial capital investments, it is crucial to consider the network design and the location of various facilities. READ MORE

  5. 8. On Aligning Returns Management with the E-commerce Strategy to Increase Effectiveness

    Author : Klas Hjort; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Returns management; supply chain management; alignment; case study; experimental research; gatekeeping; avoidance; reverse logistics; strategy; e-commerce; Logistik; Handel och IT; Bussiness and IT;

    Abstract : The returns management (RM) process has traditionally been seen as a value recovery process, which has resulted in an efficiency focus in the returns flow. This thesis present, the effects on a fashion e-commerce organisation, which is underprioritising or neglecting RM in general and consumer returns specifically. READ MORE

  6. 9. Product Recovery in Business Networks: An Inter-organisational Approach

    Author : Igor Insanic; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Closed Loop Supply Chain Management; reverse logistics; industrial networks; business networks; Product recovery; classification systems.; organising;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation analyses various ways of organising product recovery in inter-organisational networks. The purpose of product recovery is to dispose products in an environmentally responsible manner, which is strongly associated with the conservation of raw materials and sustainability. READ MORE

  7. 10. Inventory control and scheduling problems in a single-machine multi-item system

    Author : Pär Brander; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell logistik; Industrial Logistics;

    Abstract : This Doctoral Thesis addresses the topic of inventory control and scheduling in a single-machine multi-item system. Specifically, it considers a group of items processed, one at a time, on a single facility. Single-machine multi-item systems occur frequently in practice and apply both in continuous flow processes and batch flow processes. READ MORE