Performance Assessment of Sustainable Reverse Logistics Networks: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Reverse logistics (RL) in the manufacturing sector is of prime importance due to the implications of the increasing scarcity of raw materials and environmental concerns. It is concerned with product returns, refurbishing, recycling, and the disposal of end-of-life products. RL should be considered a strategic tool for implementing the strategic vision of the circular economy. Implementation of performance measurement systems in RL is thus instrumental to operational excellence, cost savings, customer satisfaction, and sustainability management for product returns and end-of-life products. The most critical variable that is normally considered in designing a sustainable reverse logistics network is service lifetime. This research carried out a systematic literature review on the performance assessment of the Reverse Logistics networks during the period 2019-2025. The aim is to enhance fruit and address some gaps of research areas. Data used in this study were extracted and filtered from the Web Science and Scopus databases. The results obtained from this literature survey are studied to understand different assessment approaches of performance of the reverse logistics assessment in many industrial applications. Moreover, some recommendations for future work paved the way for the researchers who are interested in this research area.