Optimum Design and Planning of Resilient and Uncertain Closed-Loop Supply Chains

Citation:
Zeballos, L. J., M. I. Gomes, A. P. Barbosa-Povoa, and A. Q. Novais. "Optimum Design and Planning of Resilient and Uncertain Closed-Loop Supply Chains." In 22nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, edited by Ian David Lockhart Bogle and Michael Fairweather, 407-411. Vol. 30. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 30. London: Elsevier, 2012.

Abstract:

The design and planning of efficient supply chains (SC) is a major challenge that increases when the return of products has to be accounted for, the so-called closed-loop supply chains (CLSC). In the present work the effect of disruptions and modifications in the operating conditions of CLSCs are investigated on the basis of a 2-stage scenario based model previously developed by the authors. Metrics derived from graph theory are used, along with more conventional economic and operational indices. A discussion on the results obtained is presented to assess how the design and planning of the CLSC respond to these challenges and how these metrics may contribute to this objective.

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