Prioritizing Barriers to Be Solved to the Implementation of Reverse Logistics of E-Waste in Brazil under a Multicriteria Decision Aid Approach

This study aims to identify the main barriers to fully implement the reverse logistics of e-waste in Brazil and prioritize them under a Multicriteria Decision Aid approach (MCDA) according to the perceptions of small and medium-sized companies, consumers, and the Brazilian government. Hence, the stu...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-05, Vol.12 (10), p.4337
Main Authors: Vieira, Bárbara de Oliveira, Guarnieri, Patricia, Camara e Silva, Lucio, Alfinito, Solange
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Consumers
Consumption
Data collection
Decision making
Electronic waste
Environmental policy
Legislation
Literature reviews
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Multiple criterion
Probabilistic methods
Reverse logistics
Supply chains
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Summary:This study aims to identify the main barriers to fully implement the reverse logistics of e-waste in Brazil and prioritize them under a Multicriteria Decision Aid approach (MCDA) according to the perceptions of small and medium-sized companies, consumers, and the Brazilian government. Hence, the study was conducted in two steps: (i) Systematic literature review to identify the main barriers, with data collection carried out through a documental analysis, and (ii) MCDA application, through self-administered questionnaires. In order to deal with the uncertainty in subjective measures, the method of Composition of Probabilistic Preferences (CPP) was applied to analyze the results of each group of decision maker, opting for the progressive-pessimistic scenario to prioritize the barriers to be solved. As main results, a priority classification of the internal and external barriers considering each category of decision maker was obtained. Moreover, it was verified that the government and micro and small companies agreed that internal barriers with an organizational nature or related to infrastructure management are the main obstacles to the implementation of reverse logistics. On the other hand, consumers consider the managerial or organizational barriers as a priority.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12104337