Setting Up Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Introduction -- Strategic Aspects of Asset Recovery -- Strategic Impact of Closed-Loop Supply Chains -- Competition in Closed-Loop Supply Chains -- Strategic Closed-Loop Planning -- Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Case Studies: Tire Industry -- Computer Industry -- Conclusion and Outlook
Summary
Closed loops depict supply chains for which Original Equipment Manufacturer reintegrate their returned products into their own production network. This book presents a framework structured around questions managers are expected to answer prior to running this chain, and shows its application to case studies from the tire and computer industry
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150)