Title :
A game of reverse logistics chain models with product remanufacturing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Harbin Univ. of Commerce, Harbin, China
Abstract :
With the rapid development of e-business, more and more attention is paid on reverse logistics which is brought on by products returns. The main topic of this article is, when repairing and remanufacturing returns goods, how to choose the reverse logistics service pattern. We propose three kinds of closed-loop supply chain models and analyze the profit of B2C firm among these models. We find that the choice of reverse logistics service pattern is determined by the technology of product.
Keywords :
game theory; maintenance engineering; profitability; recycling; reverse logistics; supply chain management; B2C firm; business-to-customer electronic business; closed-loop supply chain model; e-business; game theory; product remanufacturing; product returns; product technology; profit; repairing; returns goods; reverse logistics chain model; service pattern choice; Business; Companies; Explosives; Reverse logistics; Subcontracting; Supply chains; Web and internet services; Closed Loop Supply Chain; Repairing and Remanufacturing; Reverse Logistics; Service Pattern Choice;
Conference_Titel :
Logistics Systems and Intelligent Management, 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7331-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICLSIM.2010.5461048
