This website is under continuing development. We welcome your feedback.

EPR Reference Database

Publication type: Academic Journal Article

Reverse logistics network design under extended producer responsibility: The case of out-of-use tires in the Gran Santiago city of...Read more Reverse logistics network design under extended producer responsibility: The case of out-of-use tires in the Gran Santiago city of Chile

Abstract/summary

This paper seeks to describe several features of the reverse logistics network design under extended producer responsibility, in which the collection goals and penalties for the management system are established by a regulatory legal framework. To address this design network challenge, the paper develops a mixed integer linear programming model for capacitated facility location, which meets recycling targets and minimize the cost of fines in case of infeasibility, through relaxation of constraints. Consequently, the optimal flows, the configuration of collection, reprocessing and recycling facilities, and the estimation of the monetary transfers necessary for the feasible operation of the optimal management system are computed. To illustrate the usefulness of the proposed model, a numerical example based on the case of out-of-use tires (OUT) in the Gran Santiago city of Chile is considered. Forty-two scenarios are defined by a specific offer of OUT for the year 2020 and a possible ratio of OUT to be collected in the reverse logistic network imposed by the authorities. The obtained results show the optimal sets of service center, collection centers and reprocessing plants for each scenario, allowing to study the maximum benefit/minimum investment to develop a management system under the EPR national law.

Read more
Author(s)
Leonardo A. Banguera
Juan M. Sepulveda
Rodrigo Ternero
Manuel Vargas
Oscar C. Vasquez
Journal
International Journal of Production Economics
Year
2018
Volume
205
Pages
193-200
DOI
10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.006
URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.006
For explanation of this display of publication information (metadata), see here.

This website provides reference information on reports, articles, and other publications related to EPR. Where possible, links to the original source are provided. Copies of the actual publications are not maintained in the reference database because the publications may be copyrighted or otherwise protected by the publishing source or author. Follow the link to the original document and/or contact the publisher/author for more information.