Coordinative operations of distributed decision-making closed-loop supply chain: A review

Abstract

The problems and the causes of distributed decision-making in closed-loop supply chain are analysed in this paper. The importance and the significant of the researches for coordinate operations policy design for distributed decision-making closed-loop supply chain are illustrated, and the current research status quo of the issues, such as coordination and operation for closed-lop supply chain are reviewed. Some prospective problems in the coordinate operations for distributed decision-making closed-loop supply chain are discussed. © 2012 Springer-Verlag GmbH.