Collection-disassembly problem in reverse supply chain

• Published in: International journal of production economics Vol. 183; pp. 334 - 344
• Main Authors: Habibi, M.K. Khakim, Battaïa, Olga, Cung, Van-Dat, Dolgui, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Collection; Computer Science; Disassembly; Modeling and Simulation; Operations Research; Production; Reverse supply chain; Routing; Waste electrical and electronics equipment; Routing; Collection; Reverse supply chain; Disassembly; Waste electrical and electronics equipment; Production; Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment Corresponding author
• ISSN: 0925-5273; 1873-7579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.06.025

The reverse supply chain and disassembly processes are getting more and more important for tackling the burden of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The disassembly's complexity and frequent manual operation makes this process relatively expensive compared to its potential profit. The collection of end-of-life product is also a big issue dealing with vehicle routing. Thus, the decisions taken for collection and disassembly of end-of-life products need to be optimised. In this work, an optimisation model is developed for incorporating these problems. Our experimental study shows joint optimisation of collection and disassembly with coordination between them improves the global performance of the reverse supply chain including lower total cost corresponding to the component demand satisfaction. •A reverse supply chain with disassembly operations is studied.•Integrated collection and disassembly problem is considered.•A model for joint optimisation of collection and disassembly is developed.•The impact of problem parameters is evaluated via an experimental study.•The simultaneous optimisation of collection and disassembly increases performances.