Planning logistics network for recyclables collection

Authors

  • Branislava Ratković Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade
  • Dražen Popović Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade
  • Gordana Radivojević Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade
  • Nenad Bjelić Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/YJOR140408022R

Keywords:

recycling, collection, location theory, scheduling

Abstract

Rapid urbanization, intensified industrialization, rise of income, and a more sophisticated form of consumerism are leading to an increase in the amount and toxicity of waste all over the world. Whether reused, recycled, incinerated or put into landfill sites, the management of household and industrial waste yield financial and environmental costs. This paper presents a modeling approach that can be used for designing one part of recycling logistics network through defining optimal locations of collection points, and possible optimal scheduling of vehicles for collecting recyclables.

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Published

2014-10-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Research Articles

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