Reverse Supply Chain Management Strategies. Lean, Agile and Leagile Strategies Implementation in the Electronic Industry

During the last period, the issue 'reverse logistics' has become of great interest, due to the growth of the environmental awareness, regulatory shifts and economic burden. Accordingly, almost each company started step by step to include the reverse flows of end-of-life and end-of-use prod...

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Published in:Valahian journal of economic studies 2012-07, Vol.3 (3), p.23
Main Authors: Vasiliu, Cristinel, Dobrea, Mihaela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs
Efficiency
Electronics industry
Lean manufacturing
Logistics
Product life cycle
Reverse logistics
Studies
Supply chain management
Virtual corporations
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Summary:During the last period, the issue 'reverse logistics' has become of great interest, due to the growth of the environmental awareness, regulatory shifts and economic burden. Accordingly, almost each company started step by step to include the reverse flows of end-of-life and end-of-use products among their aim of logistics planning and control, in order to increase their performances and thus, efficiency and effectiveness but also with the purpose of creating more sustainable supply chains. In the same time, debates and researches regarding supply chain strategies have encompassed two basic philosophies, respectively lean and agile supply chains, as well as their corroboration into the concept of leagile philosophy. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:2067-9440
2067-9440