Optimal Design and Operations of Reverse Logistics Enterprises

逆向物流企业优化设计与运营

• 批准号: RGPIN-2014-03693
• 负责人: AbdulKader, Walid
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: University of Windsor
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=636696
• 关键词: Optimal; Design; Operations; Reverse; Logistics

In order to meet basic human needs in a sustainable way our world faces some important challenges in part caused by global competition, an aging population, climate change, and scarcity of natural resources, such as water and fossil energy. These challenges and many others, increasingly affect the way manufacturers conduct their business. Traditionally, manufacturers have been concerned with well-established performance measures such as yield maximization, productivity and quality improvement. Nowadays, in addition to these traditional measures of performance, the manufacturers have to cope with tighter environmental regulations, continuously increasing levies on product consumption, and increasing demand for toxic-free substances used in the manufacturing process. Due to these additional requirements and restrictions, the proposed research program is aimed at addressing these issues with the goal of designing environmentally sound and sustainable manufacturing practices and reverse logistics systems. Sustainability can be defined as the ability to "meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Reverse logistics activities are concerned with the backward flow of used products that will be reintegrated in the supply chain at the product level (reuse, repair), the component level (remanufacturing, cannibalization), or the material level (recycling). The use of multi-objective modeling, the bi-level optimization approach, and systems dynamics techniques will be investigated and implemented to manage uncertainty created by the timing, quantity and quality of returned products. By applying these methods and by introducing modern production planning and control of (re)manufacturing systems we can help maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of reverse logistics networks. In short, the proposed research program is aimed at supporting sustainability and increasing reverse logistics enterprise profitability as well as enhancing the social or “green” image of the manufacturing sector.

为了以可持续的方式满足人类需求，我们的世界面临着一些重要的挑战，部分原因是全球竞争，人口老龄化，气候变化以及自然资源的稀缺性，例如水和化石能源。这些挑战和许多其他挑战，越来越多地影响制造商开展业务的方式。传统上，制造商一直关注良好的绩效指标，例如产量最大化，生产力和质量提高。如今，除了这些传统的绩效衡量标准外，制造商还必须应对更严格的环境法规，不断提高产品消费水平，并增加对制造过程中使用的无毒物质的需求。由于这些额外的要求和限制，拟议的研究计划旨在解决这些问题，目的是设计环保和可持续的制造实践和反向物流系统。可持续性可以定义为“在不损害子孙后代满足自己需求的能力的情况下满足当代需求的能力”。反向物流活动与二手产品的向后流有关，这些产品将在产品水平（重用，维修），零件水平（重新制造，同食）或材料水平（回收）的供应链中重新整合。将研究和实施多目标建模，双级优化方法和系统动力学技术，以管理由返回产品的时机，数量和质量创造的不确定性。通过应用这些方法并引入现代生产计划和对（RE）制造系统的控制，我们可以帮助最大化反向物流网络的效率和有效性。简而言之，拟议的研究计划旨在支持可持续性和增加逆向物流企业的利润，并增强制造业的社交或“绿色”形象。