• DocumentCode
    1616209
  • Title

    How collection methods and e-commerce impact product arrival rates to electronics return, reuse, and recycling centers

  • Author

    Lonn, Sara A. ; Stuart, Julie Ann ; Losada, Andres

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Ind. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    228
  • Lastpage
    233
  • Abstract
    Collection methods and e-commerce impact the relationship between input and output customers and the electronics recycling center operations. We explore how collection options and e-commerce affect the arrival rates of returned products and the implications for strategic and operational decisions at electronics recycling centers.
  • Keywords
    electronic commerce; recycling; collection methods; collection options; e-commerce; electronics recycling center operations; electronics return; electronics reuse; input customers; operational decisions; output customers; product arrival rates; recycling centers; returned products; strategic decisions; Costs; Economies of scale; Electronics industry; Industrial electronics; Industrial engineering; Internet; Manufacturing processes; Marine vehicles; Recycling; State estimation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics and the Environment, 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
  • ISSN
    1095-2020
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7214-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEE.2002.1003271
  • Filename
    1003271