Modelling and optimisation of a product recovery network

Rahul Swarnkar, Jennifer A. Harding
2009 International Journal of Sustainable Engineering  
An appropriate logistics network is an important element of the infrastructure of any product recovery company. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) constitute a major fraction of the product recovery industry with a different business objective and scale of operation from those of original equipment manufacturers. This paper addresses the network design issues for SMEs involved in product recovery activities. A mathematical formulation is presented in an SME context and a subsequent simulation
more » ... odel is developed. A genetic algorithm approach is presented for optimizing the network for single product scenario.
doi:10.1080/19397030802576288 fatcat:izkp7ri7pnhmdcaqxfqdlwj5wi