Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Management. A case study

Author

Machado, V.H. ; Barroso, A.P. ; Barros, A.R. ; Cruz Machado, V.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Eng. Mec. e Ind., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

250

Lastpage

254

Abstract

Owing to new legal requirements, essential changes in the field of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) management are expected. In WEEE management, several deciding factors must be considered to maximize benefits at a determined cost. Thus, the main objective of this study is to contribute to more effective WEEE management. Within this contribution, two models are proposed to help in the management of WEEE between Sorting Centres (SC) and Treatment and Recovery Centres (TRC), at minimum cost. A model for assigning the destination TRC for the WEEE of each SC, i.e., where 1 vehicle moves between 1 SC and 1 TRC. Another model is proposed with the aim of introducing joint WEEE management of 2 SCs to 1 TRC. The models are applied on a case study, with approximately one hundred of SCs and ten TRCs. Based on this case study, conclusions are drawn for WEEE decision managers.

Keywords

WEEE Directive; reverse logistics; supply chain management; WEEE management; legal requirements; sorting centres; treatment-and-recovery centres; waste electrical and electronic equipment management; Containers; Electronic equipment; Electronic waste; Joints; Reverse logistics; Vehicles; Assignment model; WEEE; case study; reverse logistics; supply chain management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2010 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Macao

ISSN

2157-3611

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8501-7

Electronic_ISBN

2157-3611

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2010.5674459

Filename

5674459