Product Modularity and the Design of Closed-Loop Supply Chains Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

While companies spend a lot of effort in the development, analysis and management of forward supply chain, they should pay the same attention to their reverse supply chain. Pioneering firms have learned that makes a product profitable returns based on good design feedback chain business processes, including integration with the front of the chain. Product modularity provides new opportunities to supply chain design. Optimal closed supply chain management requires three things. First, the return type must be consistent with the corresponding closed-loop supply chain. Second, the modular reuse, you can restore the optimal values ​​in the closed applications. Thirdly, the cost of re-use of information in some cases may be higher than the returns themselves. "Hide
by Harold Krikke, Ieke Le Blanc, Steef van de Velde Source: California Management Review 18 pages. Publication Date: February 1, 2004. Prod. #: CMR274-PDF-ENG

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