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CLEANAWAY * HP * IAT * MANN * PROGIS * TME * WTCM / IB-KT

ESPRIT-Project No. 25552

Reverse Logistics ChainOptimisation in a Multi-UserTrading Environment

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Evelyn Bettac Reinhold Bopp

Karen Maas

Patrick Beullens

RELOOP: Reverse Logistics Chain Optimisation in a Multi-User Trading Environment

Centre forI ndustrial M anagement




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RELOOP: Reverse Logistics Chain Optimisation in a Multi-User Trading Environment

Contents

1. Background

2. European Solutions for WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronics Equipment)

3. The RELOOP Project

4. Conclusion




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Motivation for Circular Economy

1. Background

Public & CustomerDemand

• EU directive (2nd draft of proposal)• National law (NL, CH)

Legislation

• Competitiveness• Changes in markets • New market segments

Personal Motivationand Ethics

• Sound environment • Savings of resources• Benefits for society

• Reduction disposal costs • Revenues & savings from re-use

Monetary Incentives




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1. Background

Counter-Productive Effects of Circular Economy

Increase in traffic and congestion due to take-back logistics (TBL)

Increase in environmental burden / resource consumption due to reverse logistics

Increased future resonsibilities for manufacturers due to take-back

Recycling could cause up to fourteen times higher transportation distances than regular disposal or incineration!! (Jünemann, 1995)




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2. European Solutions for WEEE

Great Variety of Solutions

branch standards, existing solutions

organisation backgroundand strategy

legislative regulations

available (national) infrastructure

product type, composition, design

customer types

distribution (infra-) structuredevelopment and nature

of EOL management solutions

returning volume




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Stages and Actors of EOL Management Channels

Sources

Collection Processing

Revalorisation (resale or re-use)

- Manufacturers, distributors and retailers- Commercial end-users - Private end-users

- Municipalities- Producers- Private collection companies- Retailers or distributors - Repair shops

- „Front-end“ processors (integrated resale and recycling service, e.g. repair, refurbish, manual disassembly)- Subsequent specialist recyclers

- Material producer- Product and component resellers- Waste processors

Channel roles: Logistics providers, channel controllers, design engineers




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Current and Future Need (Main Findings)

Need for fundamental and strategic research in the area of EOL Management

Tools are needed to - increase the transparency - optimise costs and revenues- achieve an environmentally and legally sound overall performance level- stimulate and ease communication

Structured approach in monitoring EOL products in the channel

Provision of a clear picture of return options towards end-users

Decision support through information about the end market value of EOL products




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Knowledge Providers

LCA Logistics

Mann Org. tme CleanawayHP

System Developer &Exploitation

PROGIS

Electronics Manufacturer

Methodology

IAT WTCM / IB-KT

Recycling

Database & GEN

R&D

EU-Project (Esprit) RELOOP - Reverse Logistics Chain Optimisation in a Multi-User Trading Environment


The RELOOP Consortia:

Duration: Jan 98 - Dec 00




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Development of methods and models allowing an optimisation of Take-back Logistics (TBL) with respect to the criteria:

Implementation of the methods and models in an Internet-based and GIS-based software tool, providing beneficial functions on a tactical level for all actors within a take-back system.

TBL

RELOOP Objectives

CostEnvironmental

impact





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The Methodology

Requirements and knowledge acquisition

Final software development

Test and validation

Prototyperevision

Prototype development




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Networks within the Reverse Logistics

End-Use

Reverse Logistics Stages

Collection RevalorisationProcessing

Material flow

Logistic networks

Logistic networks

Networks





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Channel Modelling in RELOOP

Recycle Me Ltd

Scottish Landfill PLC

Bank of Scotland (end-user)

Waste Away PLC (collectors)

Smeltem Group

Schematic UI GIS-based modelling




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RELOOP RecycleNet

Environment for user-friendly, efficient and effective search of take-back and recycling opportunities by product end-users.

GIS-based multi-criteria search and selection engine which couples databases of company profiles, addresses and their processes to geographical information.

Integration of existing electronic marketplaces and information databases.





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RELOOP RouteOpt

Visually and algorithmically enhanced routing core engine. (GIS-based)

Route optimisation with respect to:

- Multi-modal transportation / combined transportation

- Environmental parameters

- EOL-product transportation related legislation support

- Road congestionThe software WinGIS of the RELOOP partner PROGIS





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RELOOP ChannelCom

Efficient and effective compilation of reports on product and material flow through defined EOL management channels to assess financial and environmental performance

Allowing ad-hoc queries regarding up-to-date material flows, cost and environmental impact

Environment for the generation and employment of a consistent reporting format and set of data descriptions to allow like-with-like comparisons

Legislative support through provision of direct access to the relevant web sites





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RELOOP RecyclePro

Allowing cost:benefit analysis of different collection and processing schemes against indices such as cost, environmental impact, degree of recycling

Supporting assessments of available recycling / disposal options considering processing and transport Support of recycling performance monitoring

Forecasting tool based on development in the past

RES.1. Sawing

PT.102.TV tube

PT.14.Shrinktop

PT.4.Screen &Coatings& Conus

RES. 10. Separationby heat wire

RES. 11.Manual Labor

/PT.6.Screen& coatings

PT.7.Conus

RES. 11. ManualLabor

PT.8.Coatings PT.9.Screen

RES. 5.Shredder

PT.123.Mixed TubeGlass

RES.50.Glassproducers

RES.51.Asphalt/concreteindustry

RES.55.Ceramicindustry

RES. X.Disposal at closest disposal site

PT.8.Coatings



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4. Conclusion

In-depth research in the area of EOL management is required

There is a need to improve the transparency in the EOL management

channels

Optimisation of cost and communication within the EOL management

channels to achieve a win/win situation for all parties

RELOOP will provide an integrative solution, covering many problem

areas, to the companies involved in EOL management

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