As members of society, companies are exposed to social changes and pressures. Hence, an
interest to be more environmentally friendly appears and rises in their core. Therefore, the …

The evolution of Reverse Logistics (RL) has been remarkable lately. In the last decades, not
only in academia, but also in the world of businesses, RL has started to bloom. More …

Managing reverse logistics is becoming an important element of supply chain management
and, in some cases, a profit generating function. In this paper, reverse logistics activities and …

Traditional logistical chains have enabled us to respond efficiently to the needs of customers
in terms of services and products. However, the returns, rejects and by-products of these …

Purpose The importance of integrating sustainability into business activities rises
continuously. In addition to an established focus on forward logistics, there is a growing …

The impact of economics and environmental statutes has caused a new set of generic
issues in reverse logistics. The other challenges in this field have been caused by the rapid …

This paper provides a review of the literature on Reverse Logistics (RL). It provides an
overview of definitions, research and research opportunities in this field. It is a timely and …

Reverse logistics, a fairly new concept in logistics, has gained increasing importance as a
profitable and sustainable business strategy. I describe a holistic view of reverse logistics …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify the key issues faced by today's supply
chain professionals when managing reverse logistics (RL) processes and compare these …

The world of logistics has considerably changed in the last years. There has been a steady
evolution due to globalization, modern information technology, and es-cially increasing …