A Review of Reverse Logistics: An Upstream Construction Supply Chain Perspective

Construction industry activities, from material extraction to the end of the structure life, affect the environment negatively. For a sustainable construction process, economically, environmentally, and socially friendly practices are essential, and reverse logistics is one solution that can provide...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 11; no. 15; p. 4143
Main Authors Pushpamali, NNC, Agdas, Duzgun, Rose, Timothy M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2019
Subjects
Construction industry
Content analysis
Data mining
End of life
Environmental effects
Inventory
Landfill
Literature reviews
Manufacturers
Obsolescence
Product development
Recycling
Reverse logistics
Suppliers
Supply chains
Sustainable practices
Systematic review
Upstream
Waste disposal
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Summary:Construction industry activities, from material extraction to the end of the structure life, affect the environment negatively. For a sustainable construction process, economically, environmentally, and socially friendly practices are essential, and reverse logistics is one solution that can provide such an approach. In reverse logistics, obsolete products are reused in a new production, while reducing negative effects to the environment. In this study, we assess the current state of research on reverse logistics practices in the construction industry. The study presents a comparative data mining analysis, followed by a content analysis. The results show that the construction industry literature ignores the impact of reverse logistics practices on upstream construction activities. We argue that industry practitioners must take reverse logistics decisions in the early phases of the construction process by considering both upstream and end-of-life construction activities, and we recommend a reverse logistics decision framework for successful reverse logistics implementation. The findings of this research are significant for decision-makers in the industry. We urge that sustainable practices be employed in the industry. Furthermore, a quantitative analysis is suggested to strengthen the arguments made in this article.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11154143