HOW DO REVERSE LOGISTICS REACT TO A GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN?

Following changes brought on by globalization, the establishment of regulatory bodies (such as WEEE, RoHS) in the EU economic market has had a dramatic influence on the supply chain of entire information technology industry. This has driven the development of Green Supply Chain. From the perspective of green operations, Srivastava (2007) believes that a product can generate significant added value, or be used again for other useful purposes, after it is recovered at the end of its life cycle, and taken through re-manufacturing, updating, re-use, or other processes. Carter and Ellram (1998) believe that green supply chains go through this reverse logistics process to reach their final objective of reducing their use of resources. In view of the important role reverse logistics system plays in the management of green supply chains, this study has chosen reverse logistics as its main focus of research.