Estudio bibliométrico comparativo entre la logística inversa y la logística verde

Abstract

Reverse logistics is a new concept in the academic, business and social field that is usually associated or confused with green logistics, however there are differences not only between its definition but also its practice and implementation. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the status of both terms to determine their differences and the way both are consider in the science field. Bibliometrics is a methodology that uses statistical methods to analyze the information, as well as is useful for classification according to different variables. The article is integrated with the definition of both concepts, the description of the methodology used, the most cited articles, the most productive and most influential authors from both areas, the institutions and countries with the greatest participation, the quantity of articles produced between 2005- 2019 and also a discussion with the most relevant conclusions of the study areas and the comparative analysis carried out. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]