REVERSE LOGISTICS
What is it – definitions
“… the movement of goods from a consumer
towards a producer in a channel of distribution.”
(Pohlen & Farris)
“The process of planning, implementing and
controlling flows of raw materials, in process
inventory, and finished goods, from the point of
use to a point recovery or point of proper disposal”
Reverse Logistics and other fields
– closed-loop supply chains
stresses integration forward and reverse chains,
– environmental conscious manufacturing
concerns manufacturing
– green logistics
stresses environmental aspects of logistics, esp. forward log.
– waste logistics management
primarily oriented at waste which is not recovered
– sustainable development
overall term indicating economic activities while taking a long-term
holistic view (economics and ethics)
mainly macro studies: reverse logistics is very much the
implementation at the operation management / logistics level
