Abstract Research regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the circular
economy has gained traction since 2014. Paralleling the growth in the internet of things …

In this article, I present a review and tutorial of the literature on closed‐loop supply chains,
which are supply chains where, in addition to typical forward flows, there are reverse flows of …

This study develops a dual-channel supply chain model composed of a retailer with capital
constraints and a supplier with sufficient funds, in which the retailer can apply the trade …

In this paper, we consider a two-echelon reverse supply chain with dual-recycling channels
where the recyclable dealer acts as a Stackelberg game leader and the recycler acts as a …

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the reader to the field of closed-loop supply chains
with a strong business perspective, ie, we focus on profitable value recovery from returned …

To retain old customers and promote sales, firms offer trade‐in programs in which
consumers bring in an old product and receive a trade‐in rebate when buying a new one …

Manufacturers often face a choice of whether to recover the value in their end‐of‐life
products through remanufacturing. In many cases, firms choose not to remanufacture, as …

The potential for cannibalization of new product sales by remanufactured versions of the
same product is a central issue in the continuing development of closed‐loop supply chains …

Products that are not recycled at the end of their life increasingly damage the environment.
In a collection–remanufacturing scheme, these end-of-life products can generate new …

With the growing awareness of environmental sustainability, reverse logistics is a very timely
and critical area. Traditionally, the use of supply chain contracts has been proven to be …