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Closed-Loop Supply Chain

A closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) integrates forward logistics (moving products to customers) with reverse logistics (recovering products, components, or materials from customers) to optimize resource recovery, reduce waste, and minimize environmental impact. Products flow forward for customer use, then flow backward for remanufacturing, refurbishment, recycling, or proper disposal. CLSC is driven by regulatory compliance (e.g., take-back laws), cost recovery, environmental responsibility, and increasingly, customer demand for sustainable business practices.

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Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management
Taxonomic method record · ml-model / operations-management
  • Guide, V. D. R., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2003). Business aspects of closed-loop supply chains. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press. · URL
  • Rogers, D. S., & Tibben-Lembke, R. S. (2002). Differences between forward and reverse logistics. Supply Chain Management Review, 6(5), 60-67. · URL
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