• DocumentCode
    2717812
  • Title

    Analysis on the Reverse Logistics under E-Business Environment

  • Author

    Wu, Qunli ; Liu, Shengcai

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Bus. Manage., North China Electr. Power Univ., Baoding
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3-4 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    148
  • Lastpage
    151
  • Abstract
    With the further research of sustainable development strategy in the world, more and more enterprises have been identifying the harmonious development between economy and ecological environment. Under such background, reverse logistics appears. As a new field in logistics management, reverse logistics has attracted more and more attention in the circle of business and theory. It has so many advantages as reducing production costs, increasing customers´ degree of satisfaction and enhancing competitive ability of companies, which are of great significance to our business practices. This article discusses the meaning, role of reverse logistics and its development situation in foreign countries. Starting from analyzing the process and characteristics of reverse logistics under e-business environment, the paper makes a detailed analysis on the e-business model of reverse logistics and then puts forward three forms supporting the reverse logistics and suggestions to implement the reverse logistics. By using reverse logistics, enterprises can achieve the goals of sustainable development and help them to compete in their industries, especially when confronting intense competition and low profit margins. So it is urgent for enterprises to implement reverse logistics.
  • Keywords
    cost reduction; customer satisfaction; economics; electronic commerce; production management; reverse logistics; sustainable development; customers satisfaction; e-business environment; ecological environment; economy; industries; logistics management; production costs reduction; reverse logistics; sustainable development strategy; Costs; Energy management; Environmental management; Marketing and sales; Production; Recycling; Research and development management; Reverse logistics; Sustainable development; Waste management; E-business; model; reverse logistics (RL);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computing, Communication, Control, and Management, 2008. CCCM '08. ISECS International Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    Guangzhou
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3290-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCCM.2008.49
  • Filename
    4609814