Research on the inventory control of the remanufacturing reverse logistics based on the quantitative examination

Based on the remanufacturing reverse logistics system, this paper studies the inventory control problem of the entire supply chain. Considering a variety of products and raw materials, we established a multi-product multi-echelon inventory control model of the remanufacturing reverse logistics based on the quantitative examination. Also, a numerical simulation is performed, which shows that the model can reduce the inventory cost of remanufacturing reverse logistics, and provides a theoretical basis for determining the production batch and the processing batch for manufacturer and the recycling center. Then, using sensitivity analysis, it shows that the recovery and the remanufacturing rates of the recycled products have a great influence on the inventory cost of the reverse logistics, production, and inventory of the manufacturer and the recycling center. (C) 2017 Sharif University of Technology. All rights reserved.