Improving sustainability through digitalisation in reverse logistics

S Cullinane, M Browne, E Karlsson… - Digitalization in Maritime …, 2017 - econstor.eu
Online purchases of clothes are increasing rapidly and with it, the number of returns. Return
rates of clothing bought online can be up to 70%, involving high reverse logistics costs to …

[PDF][PDF] An examination of the reverse logistics of clothing (r) e-tailers in Sweden

S Cullinane, M Browne, E Karlsson… - EurOMA Conference …, 2017 - euroma2017.eiasm.org
Studies on the sustainability of the logistics in the online retail clothing industry have
concentrated on the outward process with relatively little research on the returns process …

[HTML][HTML] The logistics of online clothing returns in Sweden and how to reduce its environmental impact

S Cullinane, K Cullinane - Journal of service science and management, 2021 - scirp.org
Online shopping for clothes continues to increase apace and with it, clothing returns.
Returns create a whole logistics flow which has negative environmental consequences …

Overcoming barriers for functional reverse logistics in e-commerce A systematic literature review

A Ahlén, E Johansson - 2023 - odr.chalmers.se
Traditionally, the flow of goods has been allocated forwardly in the supply chain, where used
products consequently have been discarded and destroyed by the end consumer. In light of …

[PDF][PDF] The reverse logistics of online retailing, its evolution and future directions

C Harris, KB Martin - Journal of System and Management Science, 2014 - aasmr.org
As online retailing has enjoyed substantial growth in the past decade, the need to deal with
defective and/or returned products has emerged as a substantial cost for retailers. This cost …

Reverse Logistics and Green logistics: A comparison between Wärtsilä and IKEA

S Nylund - 2012 - theseus.fi
Logistics is a significant part of the company's operations. This is because logistics can be
costly and harmful for the environment. In this thesis it reverse and green logistics will be …

[PDF][PDF] A review of reverse logistics

W Bei, S Linyan - Applied sciences, 2005 - emis.de
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 …

The role of information technology and systems in reverse logistics: a case study

KK Dhanda, RP Hill - International Journal of Technology …, 2005 - inderscienceonline.com
Reverse logistics is a process whereby a manufacturer accepts products from consumers for
possible remanufacturing, recycling, reuse or disposal. Recovery of used products is …

The success of reverse logistics in supporting the environment: The case of the computer industry

SM Aghazadeh - International Journal of Environment and …, 2008 - inderscienceonline.com
Reverse logistics deals with the movement of products from consumers back to the
producers. It is the process of collecting these used products, breaking them down into their …

Understanding the reverse logistics operations of a retailer: a pilot study

H Sonya Hsu, CA Alexander, Z Zhu - Industrial Management & Data …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper aims to illustrate the business process of reverse logistics by focusing
on studying the business activities of the distribution center of a major department store …