Integrated Forward-Reverse Logistics Network Design: An Application for Electrolytic Copper Conductor Reel Distribution

• Published in: Responsible Manufacturing pp. 85 - 104
• Main Authors: Polat, Olcay, Ünal, Ömer Faruk, Polat, Leyla Özgür, Güngör, Aşkıner
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2019; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Logistics Network Design; Reverse Supply Chain Network; Discount Ratio; Vice Versa; Integrated Supply Chain Networks; Propose MILP Model; Full Container Load; Reverse Supply Chain; Logistics Network; Supply Chain Network Design Problem; Forward Supply Chain; Supply Chain Network Design; Closed Loop Supply Chain Network; Supply Chain Network; Closed Loop Supply Chain System; Forward Supply Chain Network; Disassembly Line Balancing Problem; Integrated Logistics Network; Network Design Model; Total Interpretive Structural Modeling; Closed Loop Supply Chain; Reverse Networks; Closed Loop Supply Chain Network Design; MILP Model; Sip
• ISBN: 9780815375074; 0815375077
• DOI: 10.1201/9781351239141-4

This chapter explores the efficient use of elements in the system by dealing with the concept and process of logistics with a broad perspective. It presents literature on integrated forward-reverse logistics network design. It examines the environment of the case study and numerical results. Copper is used mainly as an electrical conductor in industry. Electrical conductivity, the most distinctive property of copper, is improved to the required level by electrolytic refining. The growing number of customers all around the world is significantly increasing logistics costs as a proportion of total costs for electrolytic wire companies. This change is leading companies with a large customer portfolio to concentrate more on service networks. The chapter considers the implementation of an electrolytic copper reel allocation problem with industry-specific constraints. The common goal is to decide the least costly system without exceeding the demand, warehouse, and plant capacity and to satisfy industry-specific ­constraints such as temperature and duration.