Supply chain risk management goes beyond traditionally insured risks such as tangible assets and related liabilities. The objective of this paper is to use SCRM framework for application of Value at Risk (VaR) methodology for manufacturing firms. The concepts used by financial institution are...

Reverse logistics (RL) is the process of moving products from the consumer - the traditional final destination - to the manufacturer, the point of origin. The concept involves taking a long-term view of products from 'cradle to grave' including possible 'resurrection'. It is gaining justifiable...

This paper examines the feasibility and desirability of reverse logistics in profit-motivated contexts. It attempts to determine implications for various stakeholders in India for selected categories of products from “low volumes and growing markets” to “high volumes and declining...

Vertical Integration decisions answer the question about how much of the value chain a firm should hold. Given the rapidly growing business in most sectors, firms now have an option of vertical integration, horizontal diversification, global diversification or even hiving off certain parts of...

The purpose of this paper is to use a conceptual model from literature for designing value recovery (VR) networks for three categories of post-consumer product returns.A bi-level optimization model is developed to determine the disposition decision for refrigerators, washing machines and...

There is a growing need for integrating environmentally sound choices into supply-chain management research and practice. Perusal of the literature shows that a broad frame of reference for green supply-chain management (GrSCM) is not adequately developed. Regulatory bodies that formulate...