An end of life vehicles recycling network in Greece: Design and evaluation

摘要

End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) management has been an environmental concern regarding the collection, transportation, dismantling and the recycling process. A closed-loop supply chain for the collection, dismantling and recycling of ELVs in Greece is examined. The problem is modeled through a multi-criteria decision algorithm solving an Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem. Various configurations of ELVs collection and dismantling networks within Greece are evaluated with the proposed method. A brief description of the current ELVs management system, and the future trends in ELVs generation rates in Greece are discussed. An algorithm for the design of a low cost End of Life Vehicles Recycling System consisting of 54 collection and 11 dismantling and recycling facilities is presented and evaluated.