Author: Luk N. van Wassenhove

Introduction Closing supply chains refers to taking care of items once they are no longer desired or can no longer be used by their user. Smart management of closed-loop supply chains means profitabl …

In 1994, the idea for this project (we were not then thinking about a book) arose in a context of growing publicity surrounding prizes like the D- ing Award, the Malcolm Baldrige Award, and the Europ …

Reverse logistics concerns the integration of used and obsolete products back into the supply chain as valuable resources. Economic, marketing, and legislative drivers increasingly are leading compan …

Increasing customer needs, the globalization of markets and the evolution of e-commerce add to the complexity of logistic processes. In today’s business, it is well understood that an effective manag …