Reverse Logistics

Using an intelligent network designed to balance logistical expenses with swift order turnaround, Deere is able to provide superior customer service and support for aftermarket sales. Deere has optimized its logistical model using what they call the “rear/forward inventory deployment” strategy, which has proven effective. This simply means that the slow moving and out-of-date SKU components are centrally distributed, while

b) Recycling household and car batteries keeps heavy metals such as mercury, lithium and cadmium from being released into our air and water. Heavy metals, when consumed by people and other animals, cause numerous health problems and diseases.

There are many opinions on recycling batteries. Opponents believe that it does not matter, but proponents argue that it is a big deal. In my opinion, I think if we recycle batteries we will help the environment. I think this because batteries have hazarded materials and it can get into water, land and air. They can destroy nature and harm humans.

Have you ever wondered what to do with those rechargeable batteries you have lying around? You want to throw them away but being a responsible person you worry about their hazardous qualities. So you hang on to them for a while and eventually throw them out.

Abstract John Deere is a well-known company with products manufactured in the U.S. as well as plants in Brazil, India, China, Mexico, France and Germany (Holstein, 2008). This process allows John Deere to sustain the needs of its customers without having to ship from a sole location, enabling the company to keep cost down, save time and increase their profit margin. Deere provides a huge selection of parts through their dealer network with more than 800,000 items in inventory. To meet their goals, Deere maintains an extensive infrastructure with an impressive supply network that is driven by a process known as rear/forward inventory deployment strategy. This strategy enables the company to meet their goals; which are to deliver requested

(Mfe.govt.nz, 2017). Disposal of Tyres also causes a major pollution problem as the tyres tend to release toxins into the ground water in a wet soil condition. Many researchers have come to an idea that very little toxins are released when shredded tyres are placed as light filling material. However, there are limitations for each region and some regions are assessed if the product can be suited to the conditions (Liu, H.S., Mead, J.L. and Stacer, R.G., 1998).

Did you realize it's possible to recondition batteries at home and return them to nearly new condition? Don't worry if you haven't heard about reconditioning batteries. It's not surprising, battery manufacturers don't like to talk about it. It's the automotive industry's dirty little secret. After all would you rush out and buy a new battery if you knew the old one could be restored for pennies?

Reverse Logistics. Once a customer places an order for an item and the item has an associated return value, the GCSS-A system populates a list that so that all parties can see and know what part needs to be returned and that it indeed has and associated return value. This is the true start point of the reverse pipeline of the Army’s supply chain. The Army’s reparable management process recovers and repairs assets (repair parts) to replenish serviceable inventories and satisfy the equipment readiness requirements. Commanders are responsible to ensure that their subordinate units are in compliance with local policy and Army publications (US Army, 2014). The Army uses a system call Standard Pricing (SP), which enables the Army to receive a

In reverse logistics, the design, control, and operation of a recovery value system will reflect the whole life cycle of a product. This is the concept of closed-loop supply chains, in which zero-waste is achieved in the “forward flows of materials (from suppliers to end customers) and the reverse flow of products (post consumption) back to the manufacturing or distribution supply chains” (Book p.151-152). Reverse logistics supports closed-loop supply chains and coordinating the chains to achieve (or maintain) competitive advantage. A fragmented chain, where each member is only focused on its own processes, is considered a key Supply Chain Management problem. It is not wise for Sandvik to fragment, or decouple the forward and reverse supply chains.

Reverse logistics constitutes the value recovery process for reparable spares. It is important because theoretically is has considerable impact on the supply chain as it is the feedback loop. The reverse stage starts from the military units, to the maintenance depots, and then back to the forward supply chain to the units. The responsiveness of the reverse pipeline then becomes crucial to support sustained operations when higher-than-expected failure rates in equipment occur, resulting in temporary spikes or sustained surges in demand. Recent data analysis indicates that the ratio of issues-to-returns across deployed units is highly variable, ranging between 40 percent and almost 100

The Logistics Innovation Agency is trying to identify any appropriate methodology/systems that would allow for the diversion and or redirection of items while in transit. The key problem LIA is trying to solve is how the DoD environment can use current commercial practices to divert inventory while in transit which would result in massive supply chain improvements to the complete system and increase velocity management.

(Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J., and Cooper, M.B. (2010). Supply Chain Logistics Management. (3rd Edition) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Jayaraman et al. (1999) developed a 0-1 MIP model to design the closed-loop supply chain of an electronic equipment remanufacturing company in the US. The supply chain includes collection of end-of-life products (core) from customers, remanufacturing and distribution of remanufactured products. In this setting, the optimal number and locations of remanufacturing plants and the number of cores collected are determined based on investment, transportation, processing, and storage costs. In addition, the stocking level of the remanufactured products is also optimised. Fleischmann et al. (2001) developed a MILP model for the design of a closed-loop supply chain. This model combines two models: one for a forward supply chain connecting factories to customers through warehouses, and the other for a reverse supply chain connecting customers to factories, through disassembly centres. The two chains are integrated by means of a balance constraint that assures for each factory that its total return is not greater than its total production. The authors discuss the main difference between traditional supply chains and combined forward and reverse supply chains. Two case studies (i.e. end-of-life copier and paper recovery) already published were used to explore model applications and their analysis concludes that, for some cases, the reverse supply chain must be accounted for simultaneously with the forward supply chain, but for other cases,

Upon considering if RL is appropriate for your organization, the first decision that must be made is which products you would want to include in a remanufacturing process. Rubio et al. describe three main factors in this decision (3). The first is the customer’s willingness to pay for the remanufactured item. Customers tend to value the item less than an original one after it has gone through the process. Is there still profit to be had on

Forward logistics (or conventional logistics) is the regular distribution channel followed by the manufactures from time immemorial. Forward logistics concentrates on the products (goods or services) reaching the consumer end and deals with the line of flow from the manufacturer’s end to the consumer’s end. It deals with the very essence of Supply Chain Management and logistical activities of an organization. It has a significant impact on the primary operations carried out, which act as the basic revenue generating aspect of a business. In this logistical system, the flow is a “one-to-many” type and the forecasting or traceability is quite simple.