A review of current trends and future directions in reverse logistics research

R Aryee, E Adaku - Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 2024 - Springer
Reverse logistics (RL) studies, in recent times, have gained considerable attention among
practitioners and scholars in different geographical regions. This is due to the potential of RL …

The COVID-19 pandemic impact on supply chains: A systematic literature review

I Vlachos - International Journal of Logistics Systems and …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
This study conducts a comprehensive literature review of 259 studies investigating the
pandemic impact on supply chain across the globe. This study provides a thematic analysis …

Sustainable development-oriented location-transportation integrated optimization problem regarding multi-period multi-type disaster medical waste during COVID-19 …

C Cao, J Li, J Liu, J Liu, H Qiu, J Zhen - Annals of Operations Research, 2024 - Springer
After the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, devising an effective reverse logistics supply
chain to clean up disaster medical waste is conducive to controlling and containing novel …

A roadmap towards circular economies in pharma logistics based on returnable transport items enhanced with Industry 4.0 technologies

G Schneikart, W Mayrhofer, C Löffler… - Resources, Conservation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainability of the pharmaceutical industry is a topic of growing interest. One central
aspect in this regard is the reduction of waste in supply chains. Driven by the European …

Does medical waste research during COVID-19 meet the challenge induced by the pandemic to waste management?

Q Wang, M Zhang, R Li - Waste Management & Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented amount of medical waste,
presenting significant challenges for the safe disposal of hazardous waste. A systematic …

Optimal distribution and waste management of Covid-19 vaccines from vaccination centers' satisfaction perspective–A fuzzy time window-based VRP

A Maleki, V Hemmati, SR Abazari, A Aghsami… - … Research Part E …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the unforeseen outcomes of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of
essential policies and tactics to implement public vaccination programs has gained attention …

Optimizing COVID-19 medical waste management using goal and robust possibilistic programming

H Karimi, N Wassan, B Ehsani… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract During the global Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the exponential rise
in Hazardous Medical Waste (HMW) due to increased demand for personal protective …

A robust and risk-averse medical waste chain network design by considering viability requirements

R Lotfi, N Mardani, SS Ali, SM Pahlevan… - RAIRO-Operations …, 2024 - rairo-ro.org
This research suggests a Robust and Risk-Averse Medical Waste Chain Network Design by
considering Viability requirements (RRMWCNDV). The aim is to locate a waste …

The evolutionary path of medical waste management research: Insights from co-citation and co-word analysis

A Soyler, S Burmaoglu… - Waste Management & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past decades, medical waste management (MWM) has evolved into a paramount
global challenge, intertwining environmental sustainability and public health dimensions …

Green healthcare: initiatives and adaptations for sustainable future

T Sanyal, I Rakshit, P Bhattacharjee - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract 'Health'and 'environment'are inexorably linked with each other. Healthcare sectors
and associated medical management systems generate millions of tons of waste materials …