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Integration of design for reverse logistics and harvesting of information: a research agenda

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posted on 2024-06-13, 09:16 authored by MR Hosseini, N Chileshe, R Rameezdeen, S Lehmann
The literature is replete with treatises advocating the immense benefits of reverse logistics (RL) systems for organisations in terms of alleviating environmental concerns and enhancing the level of productivity. Nevertheless, implementing RL in organisations is fraught with complications with its success largely riding on fulfilling the requirements prescribed by the critical success factors (CSFs) of RL. Despite the voluminous body of knowledge on RL in the extant literature, operational aspects of RL have overshadowed some central strategic prerequisites for the success of RL systems. Drawing upon an integrative literature review, this paper provides an insight into different aspects of the implementation of RL practices. The central role of the integration of design for reverse logistics (DfRL) and harvesting of information (HoI) in the effective implementation of RL systems is then established and clarified through developing a conceptual framework. The paper concludes by putting forward an agenda for research.

History

Journal

International journal of logistics systems and management

Volume

20

Pagination

480-515

Location

Olney, Eng.

ISSN

1742-7967

eISSN

1742-7975

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2015, Inderscience

Issue

4

Publisher

Inderscience