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RELOOP Reverse Logistics Chain Optimisation in
a Multi-User Trading Environment
Evelyn Bettac Reinhold Bopp Karen
Maas Patrick Beullens
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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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1. Background
Motivation for Circular Economy
Personal Motivation and Ethics

• Sound environment
• Savings of resources
• Benefits for society

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

• Competitiveness
• Changes in markets
• New market segments

• Reduction disposal costs
• Revenues savings from re-use

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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
legislative regulations
returning volume
available (national) infrastructure
distribution (infra-) structure
product type, composition, design
customer types
branch standards, existing solutions
organisation background and strategy
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2. European Solutions for WEEE
Stages and Actors of EOL Management Channels
Revalorisation (resale or re-use)
Sources
- Manufacturers, distributors and retailers -
Commercial end-users - Private end-users
- Material producer - Product and component
resellers - Waste processors
Processing
Collection
- 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
Channel roles Logistics providers, channel
controllers, design engineers
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2. European Solutions for WEEE
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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3. The RELOOP Project
EU-Project (Esprit) RELOOP - Reverse Logistics
Chain Optimisation in a Multi-User Trading
Environment
Knowledge Providers
The RELOOP Consortia Duration Jan 98 - Dec
00
Electronics Manufacturer
LCA
Logistics
Recycling
tme
Cleanaway
Mann Org.
HP
System Developer Exploitation
RD
Methodology
Database GEN
PROGIS
IAT
WTCM / IB-KT
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3. The RELOOP Project
RELOOP Objectives
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
Environmental impact
Cost
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3. The RELOOP Project
The Methodology
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3. The RELOOP Project
Networks within the Reverse Logistics
Reverse Logistics Stages
End-Use
Processing
Collection
Revalorisation
Material flow
Networks
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3. The RELOOP Project
Channel Modelling in RELOOP
Schematic UI
GIS-based modelling
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3. The RELOOP Project
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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3. The RELOOP Project
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 congestion
The software WinGIS of the RELOOP partner PROGIS
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3. The RELOOP Project
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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3. The RELOOP Project
RELOOP RecyclePro
Allowing costbenefit 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
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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