On inventory control of product recovery systems subject to environmental mechanisms

• Published in: International journal of production economics Vol. 165; pp. 132 - 144
• Main Authors: García-Alvarado, M.S., Paquet, M., Chaabane, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.2015; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Cap-and-trade systems; Carbon; Carbon offsets; Closed-loop system; Decision analysis; Decision making; Dynamic programming; Emissions trading; Environmental law; Genetic algorithms; Inventory control; Management decisions; Studies; Inventory control; Closed-loop system; Cap-and-trade systems; Genetic algorithms

The aim of this paper is to study the impact of inventory control in reducing the carbon footprint of an organization. Through a stochastic inventory model, our research extends the traditional minimization cost problem by incorporating environmental legislation. We consider a finite-horizon closed-...