The impact of control strategies on the management of returnable transport items |
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Authors: | Daniel Hellström Ola Johansson |
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Institution: | Department of Design Sciences, Division of Packaging Logistics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This research examines the impact of different control strategies on the management of returnable transport items (RTIs) in closed-loop supply chains. A simulation model is developed based on an empirical case and is used to explore different scenarios. The results suggest that the choice of control strategy has a significant impact on investments and operating costs, and that RTI shrinkage can be controlled either through the use of tracking systems, or choice of control strategy. Moreover, a simulation-based method for estimating the fleet size required to operate the system for the different strategies is presented. |
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