Collection–disassembly problem in reverse supply chain

Muhammad Habibi (1, 2) , Olga Battaïa (3) , Van-Dat Cung (4) , Alexandre Dolgui (5, 6, 7)

1 LIMOS - Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Modélisation et d'optimisation des Systèmes
2 DEMO-ENSMSE - Département Décision en Entreprise : Modélisation, Optimisation
3 ISAE-SUPAERO - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
4 G-SCOP_ROSP - Recherche Opérationnelle pour les Systèmes de Production
5 IMT Atlantique - DAPI - Département Automatique, Productique et Informatique
6 IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique
7 LS2N - équipe SLP - Systèmes Logistiques et de Production

The reverse supply chain and disassembly processes are getting more and more important for tackling the burden of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The disassembly's complexity and frequently manual operation makes this process relatively expensive compared to its potential profit. The collection of End-of-Life product is also a big issue dealing with vehicle routing. Thus, the decisions taken for collection and disassembly of End–of–Life products need to be optimized. In this work, an optimisation model is developed for incorporating these problems. Our experimental study shows joint optimization of collection and disassembly with coordination between them improves the global performance of the reverse supply chain including lower total cost corresponding to the component demand satisfaction.

Mots clés: Reverse supply chain; Waste electrical and electronics equipment; Collection; Disassembly; Routing; Production; Production; Collection; Disassembly; Reverse Supply Chain; Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment * Corresponding author

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation; Recherche opérationnelle [math.OC]

Muhammad Habibi, Olga Battaïa, Van-Dat Cung, Alexandre Dolgui. Collection–disassembly problem in reverse supply chain. International Journal of Production Economics, 2017, 183, pp.334-344. ⟨10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.06.025⟩. ⟨emse-01341735⟩