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The Impact of Control Strategies on the Management of Returnable Transport Items

Hellström, Daniel LU and Johansson, Ola LU (2010) In Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 46(6). p.1128-1139
Abstract
This research examines the impact of different control strategies on the management of returnable transport items (RTIs) in closed-loop supply chains. A simulation model is developed based on an empirical case and is used to explore different scenarios. The results suggest that the choice of control strategy has a significant impact on investments and operating costs, and that RTI shrinkage can be controlled either through the use of tracking systems, or choice of control strategy. Moreover, a simulation-based method for estimating the fleet size required to operate the system for the different strategies is presented.
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returnable, tracking, reverse logistics, Closed-loop supply chain, materials management, packaging, packaging logistics
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Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
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46
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6
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1128 - 1139
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Elsevier
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1366-5545
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10.1016/j.tre.2010.05.006
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English
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review}},
  title        = {{The Impact of Control Strategies on the Management of Returnable Transport Items}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.tre.2010.05.006}},
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