Study of inverse supply chain (3). - study of promotion issues on inverse supply chain

Author

Shibata, Susumu ; Wada, Yasushi ; Terui, Hiroya ; Uesugi, Hiroshi ; Endo, Shigehisa ; Hoshino, Shuuji ; Fujiwara, Hitoshi ; Okazaki, Toshiyoshi ; Haruki, Kazuhito ; Itoi, Yoshio ; Inoko, Makuni ; Mitsuishi, Genichi

Author_Institution

Toyo Eng., Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

533

Lastpage

535

Abstract

We investigated the inverse supply chain (ISC) systems in the Japanese market for 10 selected industrial products. As a result, it was found that the existing systems maintain characteristics unique to specific product and specific industry. ISCs are constructed by combination of multiple chains such as products reuse, parts reuse, horizontal material recycling and cascade material recycling. In order to promote the development of ISCs, it is important: to clarify the way the multiple chains should be (methods of recovery, reuse, recycling and disposal of end-of-life products)

Keywords

design for environment; recycling; Japanese market; cascade material recycling; end-of-life products; horizontal material recycling; industrial products; inverse supply chain systems; multiple chains; parts reuse; products reuse; promotion issues; Electricity supply industry; History; Materials science and technology; Metal product industries; Metals industry; Recycling; Stability; Steel; Supply chains; Toy industry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1266-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2001.992416

Filename

992416