Reverse Logistics: Quantitative Models for Closed-Loop Supply ChainsAuthor: Professor Dr. Rommert Dekker, Dr. Moritz Fleischmann, Professor Dr. Karl Inderfurth, Professor Dr. Luk N. Van Wassenhove Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-642-07380-9 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24803-3Table of Contents:A Framework for Reverse Logistics Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics Decision Making Managing Product Returns: The Role of Forecasting Reverse Logistics Network Design Collection and Vehicle Routing Issues in Reverse Logistics Product and Material Returns: Handling and Warehousing Issues Lot Sizing Decisions in Product Recovery Management Stochastic Inventory Control for Product Recovery Management Managing Dynamic Product Recovery: An Optimal Control Perspective Production Planning for Product Recovery Management Valuation of Inventories in Systems with Product Recovery Coordination in Closed-Loop Supply Chains Long-term Analysis of Closed-loop Supply Chains LCA as a Tool for the Evaluation of End-of-life Options of Spent Products OR Models for Eco-eco Closed-loop Supply Chain Optimization Information and Communication Technology Enabling Reverse Logistics, A Framework for Reverse Logistics: A Framework for Reverse Logistics; Quantitative Models for Reverse Logistics Decision Making -- Collection and Distribution Management Issues: Managing Product Returns: The Role of Forecasting; Reverse Logistics Network Design; Collection and Vehicle Routing Issues in Reverse Logistics; Product and Material Returns: Handling and Warehousing Issues -- Inventory Control and Production Planning for Product Recovery: Lot Sizing Decisions in Product Recovery Management; Stochastic Inventory Control for Product Recovery Management; Managing Dynamic Product Recovery: An Optimal Control Perspective; Production Planning for Product Recovery Management; Valuation of Inventories in Systems with Product Recovers -- Supply Chain Management Issues in Reverse Logistics: Coordination in Closed-loop Supply Chains; Long-term Analysis of Closed-loop Supply Chains; LCA as a Tool for the Evaluation of End-of-life Options of Spent Products; OR Models for Eco-eco Closed-loop Supply Chain Optimization; Information and Communication Technology Enabling Reverse Logistics, Includes bibliographical references, Print version record, Reverse logistics concerns the integration of used and obsolete products back into the supply chain as valuable resources. Economic, marketing, and legislative drivers increasingly are leading companies to take back and recover their products after use. The arising product flows pose novel challenges for supply chain management. This book addresses decision making in reverse logistics. It covers a wide range of aspects, related to distribution, production and inventory management, and supply chain management. For each topic, it highlights key managerial issues in real-life examples and explains which quantitative models are available for addressing them. By treating a broad range of issues in a unified way, the book offers the reader a comprehensive view on the field of reverse logistics