Title: Optimal production and storage capacities in a system with reverse logistics and periodic demand

Authors: Ernest Benedito; Albert Corominas

Addresses: Departament d'Organitzacio d'Empreses, Institut d'Organitzacio i Control de Sistemes Industrials, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Av. Diagonal, 647, Edifici A, planta 7, Barcelona 08028, Spain. ' Departament d'Organitzacio d'Empreses, Institut d'Organitzacio i Control de Sistemes Industrials, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Av. Diagonal, 647, Edifici A, planta 7, Barcelona 08028, Spain

Abstract: Reverse logistics has a considerable influence both on production planning and management and on the determination of optimal production and storage capacities. Few studies, however, have developed models that take account of reverse logistics when calculating optimal production capacities and policies. This paper describes such a method for calculating production and storage capacity in a reverse logistics system in which demand is deterministic.

Keywords: reverse logistics; remanufacturing; capacity planning; periodic demand; storage capacity; production capacity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2011.043121

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2011 Vol.10 No.3, pp.340 - 360

Published online: 06 May 2015 *

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