Issues in reverse supply chains logistics

Abstract

European Union countries are preoccupied to develop legislation and action plans that encourage environmentally friendly technologies and implementation of reverse supply chains. The role of activities in a reverse supply chain is to collect and re-process the manufactured products at the end of their lives in order to recover their remaining market value. An effective management of the reverse supply chain operations leads to a higher waste recovering and reduces environmental risks. The present paper intends to present some initiatives, researches and logistics concepts in reverse supply chains.