Title :
TOC-based approach on a decision-making model of recycling reverse logistics
Author :
Zhou, Gengui ; Cao, Zhenyu ; Qi, Fangzhong ; Ye, Feng
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus. Adm., Zhejiang Univ. of Technol., Hangzhou
Abstract :
Based on the concept of the theory of constraints, this paper discusses a decision-making model of recycling reverse logistics. Taking the measure of throughput as its decision objective, we formulate the recycling reverse logistics problem into a linear programming. Meanwhile, we apply the TOC-based model to a rubber manufacturing enterprise which proves that it is more effective than the traditional approach in minimizing the total cost.
Keywords :
constraint theory; cost reduction; decision making; goods distribution; linear programming; reverse logistics; rubber industry; rubber products; cost reduction; decision-making model; linear programming; recycling reverse logistics system; rubber manufacturing enterprise; rubber product distribution; theory of constraints; Business; Constraint theory; Costs; Decision making; Environmental economics; Linear programming; Recycling; Reverse logistics; Throughput; Virtual manufacturing; decision-making model; reverse logistics; theory of constraints; throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2008. IEEE/SOLI 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2012-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2013-1
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2008.4686576
