Purpose: Due to increasing supply chain complexity, the supply chain uncertainty has become an imperative issue, which hinders the development of modern logistics and supply chain management. The paper attempts to conceptualize reverse logistics uncertainty from supply chain uncertainty...

Supplier selection and allocation of optimal order quantity are two of the most important processes in closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) and reverse logistic (RL). So that providing high quality raw material is considered as a basic requirement for a manufacturer to produce popular products, as...

The closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) management has become an important development strategy for many large enterprises, which reduces environmental pollution. This study is about the operation and coordination of third-party recycling CLSC considering the manufacturer's corporate social...

Purpose - This paper aims to analyse systematically previous literature that sought to understand the formation of circular supply chains (CSCs) and propose a research agenda for implementing circular economy 4.0 in the wholesale industry. Design/methodology/approach - The research is based on a...

This research deals with pricing decisions in a closed-loop supply chain constituted by a manufacturer, two retailers and the end consumers. The manufacturer is assumed to be the Stackelberg leader while one of the retailers engages in collecting activities. In this paper, we consider collecting...

A closed-loop supply chain is defined as the combination of both forward and reverse supply chains. However, it is in reverse supply chains that environmental issues are emphasized. In this research, a closed-loop supply chain network is designed and optimized to reduce the impact of bottled...