Inventory management in reverse logistics: a survey

Reverse logistics has received various countries' universal attentions facing short of the global resources; while inventory management is playing a key role in setting up efficient closed loop supply chains. An introduction has been carried out on the key technique of development method and the state-of-the-art including hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing system's framework, inventory model and algorithm, particularly inventory strategy and effects of lead time in reverse logistics. Some perspective viewpoints are pointed out in the last section of the paper.

[1]  Gp Gudrun Kiesmüller,et al.  An inventory model with dependent product demands and returns , 2001 .

[2]  Rommert Dekker,et al.  Controlling inventories with stochastic item returns: A basic model , 2002, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[3]  Rainer Kleber,et al.  Optimal control of production and remanufacturing in a simple recovery model with linear cost functions , 2001, OR Spectr..

[4]  Knut Richter,et al.  Remanufacturing planning for the reverse Wagner/Whitin models , 2000, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[5]  E. A. van deLaan,et al.  Production planning and inventory control with remanufacturing and disposal , 1997 .

[6]  L. Wein,et al.  Inventory Management of Remanufacturable Products , 2000 .

[7]  William D. Whisler.  A Stochastic Inventory Model for Rented Equipment , 1967 .

[8]  Linda S Beltran.  REVERSE LOGISTICS: CURRENT TRENDS AND PRACTICES IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD , 2002 .

[9]  Imre Dobos,et al.  Optimal production-inventory strategies for a HMMS-type reverse logistics system , 2003 .

[10]  K. Richter.  The EOQ repair and waste disposal model with variable setup numbers , 1996 .

[11]  R. W. Grubbström,et al.  Considering stochastic lead times in a manufacturing/remanufacturing system with deterministic demands and returns , 2005 .

[12]  Ki Ling Cheung,et al.  Modeling returns of merchandise in an inventory system , 1998 .

[13]  Rommert Dekker,et al.  Inventory Control in Hybrid Systems with Remanufacturing , 1999 .

[14]  Dimitrios Vlachos,et al.  Production , Manufacturing and Logistics Return handling options and order quantities for single period products , 2003 .

[15]  E. Silver,et al.  Purchasing Policy of New Containers Considering the Random Returns of Previously Issued Containers , 1989 .

[16]  Vincent P. Simpson.  An Ordering Model for Recoverable Stock Items , 1970 .

[17]  John A. Muckstadt,et al.  An analysis of single item inventory systems with returns , 1981 .

[18]  Stefan Minner,et al.  Simple expressions for finding recovery system inventory control parameter values , 2003, J. Oper. Res. Soc..

[19]  K. Inderfurth.  Simple optimal replenishment and disposal policies for a product recovery system with leadtimes , 1997 .

[20]  Ruud H. Teunter,et al.  The distribution-free newsboy problem with resalable returns , 2003 .

[21]  Harvey M. Wagner,et al.  Dynamic Version of the Economic Lot Size Model , 2004, Manag. Sci..

[22]  E. A. van deLaan,et al.  An (s,Q) inventory model with remanufacturing and disposal , 1996 .

[23]  Vincent P. Simpson.  Optimum Solution Structure for a Repairable Inventory Problem , 1978, Oper. Res..

[24]  K. Inderfurth,et al.  How to set the holding cost rates in average cost inventory models with reverse logistics , 2000 .

[25]  Dmitry Krass,et al.  Dynamic lot sizing with returning items and disposals , 2002 .

[26]  David F. Pyke,et al.  Periodic review, push inventory policies for remanufacturing , 2002, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[27]  D. Schrady.  A deterministic inventory model for reparable items , 1967 .

[28]  D. Heyman.  Optimal disposal policies for a single‐item inventory system with returns , 1977 .

[29]  S. Nahmias,et al.  A dynamic inventory system with recycling , 1980 .

[30]  R. Teunter.  Economic ordering quantities for recoverable item inventory systems , 2001 .

[31]  R. Teunter,et al.  On the necessity of a disposal option for returned items that can be remanufactured , 2002 .

[32]  Erwin van der Laan,et al.  Quantitative models for reverse logistics: A review , 1997 .

[33]  Steven Nahmiasj,et al.  A deterministic model for a repairable item inventory system with a finite repair rate , 1979 .

[34]  K. Richter,et al.  The reverse Wagner/Whitin model with variable manufacturing and remanufacturing cost , 2001 .

[35]  Erwin van der Laan,et al.  Leadtime effects and policy improvement for stochastic inventory control with remanufacturing , 2001 .