ANALYSING CURRENT REVERSE LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM-WISE APPROACH TOWARDS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

High transportation cost associated to waste recycling necessitates the improvement of the current reverse logistics system. Based on the analysis of the characteristics and present status of reverse logistics in Japan, this study suggests a system using cooperative transportation and transport mode shift to increase efficiency of logistic activities. This article presents a model using genetic algorithm to evaluate the effect of the proposed reverse logistics system. The simulation results show that the system is effective for reducing transportation cost.