Title :
A methodological approach to manage WEEE recovery systems in a push/pull logic
Author :
Gallo, Mosè ; Romano, Elpidio ; Santillo, Liberatina C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
This work aims at establishing a new management paradigm for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) collection and treatment networks, based on Lean Thinking methodological approaches. The objective is to maximize the WEEE recovery rate to effectively support the production of new products, creating on one side the conceptual basis of the Closed Loop Supply Chain, and on the other side minimizing the environmental impact of production processes in exploiting natural resources. The achievement of such results is supported by the application of a System Dynamics simulation approach.
Keywords :
WEEE Directive; lean production; natural resources; product development; production engineering computing; push-pull production; reverse logistics; supply chain management; waste recovery; WEEE recovery system management; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment collection network; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment treatment network; closed loop supply chain; environmental impact; lean thinking methodological approach; natural resources; new product; production process; push-pull logic; system dynamic simulation approach; Companies; Computational modeling; Electronic waste; Reverse logistics; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2011 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2108-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0891-7736
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2011.6147827
