Design and Analysis of Closed-Loop Supply Chain Networks

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction to Closed-Loop Supply Chain Design
	1.1. Introduction
	1.2. Product Flows in Closed-Loop Supply Chain
	1.3. Types of Product Returns and Recovery
	1.4. Commercial Returns
	1.5. Closed Loop Supply Chain Design with
Commercial Returns
	References
2. Designing Closed-Loop Supply Chain Networks with Commercial Returns
	2.1. Introduction
	2.2. Problem Description and Considerations
	2.3. The Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model (Base Model)
	2.4. Analysis of the Illustrative Example
	2.5. Effect of Return Parameters on Supply Chain Design and Profitability
		2.5.1. Effect of Varying Customer Return Rate and Customer Acceptance Rate on Total Profit
		2.5.2. Variation in Network Design with Varying Customer Return Rate and Acceptance Rate
		2.5.3. Supplier Selection
	2.6. A Realistic Case
	2.7. Managerial Implications
	2.8. Summary
	2.9. Multi-Objective Extensions
	References
3. Characteristics of Commercial Return Products
	3.1. Introduction
	3.2. Modeling Refurbishing Cost
	3.3. Customer Categories and their Perception Toward Refurbished Products
	3.4. Modeling Low-End Customer Acceptance Rate
	3.5. Modeling High-End Customer Acceptance Rate
	3.6. Summary
	References
4. Network Design Incorporating Quality of Returns
and Customer Acceptance Behavior
	4.1. Introduction
	4.2. The Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model (Extended Base Model)
	4.3. Illustrative Example – Extended Base Model
		4.3.1. Comparison between Base
	4.4. Sensitivity Analysis – Extended Base Model
		4.4.1. Varying Customer Return Rate, Percentage of Low-End and High-End Customers, and Discounts Offered for Refurbishing Product
		4.4.2. Varying Refurbished Product Quality in the Market and Discounts Offered for Refurbishing Products
			4.4.2.1. Changes in optimal discount levels due to changes in return product quality in the market
			4.4.2.2. Changes in optimal network design due to changes in return product quality in the market
	4.5. Managerial Implications
	4.6. Summary
	4.7. Multi-Objective Extensions
	References
5. Robust Network Design Incorporating Uncertainties in Demand and Return Parameters
	5.1. Uncertainty in Closed-Loop Supply Chain
		5.1.1. Introduction to Robust Optimization Models
	5.2. Problem Description and the Model Framework
		5.2.1. The Model
	5.3. Analysis of the Illustrative Example
		5.3.1. Design of the Scenarios for the Illustrative Example
		5.3.2. Scenarios Used in the Illustrative Example
		5.3.3. Robust Optimization Solution
	5.4. Analysis of the Robust Optimization Solution
		5.4.1. Analysis of the Deterministic Design Solution
		5.4.2. Comparison of Deterministic and Robust Designs (Scenarios 1 and 2)
	5.5. Advantages of Robust Optimization
		5.5.1. Scenario with ‘Good’ Demand – Increasing Return Rate and Acceptance Rate
		5.5.2. Scenario with Medium Return Rate and Acceptance Rate – Increasing the Demand
	5.6. Optimal Discount for the Robust Model
		5.6.1. Comparison between the Deterministic and Robust Designs (Optimal Discount)
	5.7. Summary
	References