01865nam a2200253 a 4500 vtls000071599 KUKTEM 20251125095510.0 130612t2013 flua f 001 0 eng d 9781439899021 (hardback) 201402141139 saini 201306121643 ida UMP TD794.5 .R48 2013 Reverse supply chains : issues and analysis / edited by Surendra M. Gupta Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2013 xvii, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index "Reverse supply chains consist of a series of activities required to collect used products from consumers and reprocess them to either recover their leftover market values or dispose of them. It has become common for companies involved in a traditional (forward) supply chain (series of activities required to produce new products from virgin materials and distribute them to consumers) to also carry out collection and reprocessing of used products (reverse supply chain). Strict environmental regulations and diminishing raw material resources have intensified the importance of reverse supply chains at an increasing rate. In addition to being environment friendly, effective management of reverse supply chain operations leads to higher profitability by reducing transportation, inventory and warehousing costs. Moreover, reverse supply chain operations have a strong impact on the operations of forward supply chain such as the occupancy of the storage spaces and transportation capacity"-- Provided by publisher Recycling (Waste, etc.) Remanufacturing Business logistics Gupta, Surendra M. 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 272.33 0 TD794.5 .R48 2013 0000081285 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 272.33 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 71953 71959 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*2450*2600*3000*5040*5200*6500*6501*6502*7000*9992