A hybrid two-stock inventory control model for a reverse supply chain

作者：Zolfagharinia Hossein; Hafezi Maryam; Farahani Reza Zanjirani^*; Fahimnia Behnam

来源：Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review , 2014, 67: 141-161.

DOI：10.1016/j.tre.2014.04.010

• Reverse supply chain
• Inventory control
• Product life-cycle
• Discrete event simulation
• Variable neighborhood search
• Remanufacturing

This paper develops an inventory control model for a reverse supply chain with separate serviceable and remanufacturable inventory stock points. Return rate is expressed stochastically as a function of product demand. Variation in demand distribution during product life-cycle is modeled using a new order-up-to replenishment policy incorporating five maximum inventory levels corresponding to five product life cycle stages. A near optimum solution to this problem is sought using a hybrid solution method integrating a discrete event simulation with a meta-heuristic search method. Real data from an Australian case company is utilized to design test experiments for model validation and evaluation.

• 出版日期2014-7