Supply Chain Management of E-Waste for End-of-Life Electronic Products with Reverse Logistics

Sustainable development and environmental pollution have become valuable stimulating factors for the resource recovery of end-of-life products through reverse logistics. E-waste is considered in Electronic waste solely responsible hazards contains raw materials that can be recycled/repaired, so logistics essential to minimizing their inappropriate disposal. This paper presents mathematical model multi-electronic products, considering multi-manufacturers multi-retailers. After product, network collects e-waste return processors where testing, sorting, disassembling are carried out then sent repair recycling units. Components not repaired/recycled shipped secondary manufacturer as materials. An electronic product’s supply chain employed incorporate idea nullification. The fixed point iteration technique used solve proposed model. A numerical example analyzed demonstrate model’s efficacy total cost minimized. validity usefulness reducing validated managerial insights into sensitivity analysis key factors. policy suggests nullification strategy might a useful apparatus managers ensuring long-term sustainability.