Reverse Logistics Network Design with Consideration of Forward and Reverse Facility Integration

摘要

To take into consideration the forward and reverse facility integration in reverse logistics network design, this paper proposed a mixed integral linear programming(MILP) model to address the issues of site selection and flow allocation in a reusable bottle recycling system. The model mainly focuses on the decision about whether the distribution and recycling facilities should be integrated at one location. And this paper also gives numeric example to validate the model and make a quantitive analysis on the benefits brought by this facility integration.