Examining barriers to reverse logistics practices in the leather footwear industry

Moktadir, MA; Rahman, T; Ali, SM; Nahar, N; Paul, SK

Examining barriers to reverse logistics practices in the leather footwear industry

Moktadir, MA Rahman, T Ali, SM Nahar, N Paul, SK

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Citation:: Annals of Operations Research, 2020
Issue Date:: 2020

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dc.contributor.author	Moktadir, MA
dc.contributor.author	Rahman, T
dc.contributor.author	Ali, SM
dc.contributor.author	Nahar, N
dc.contributor.author	Paul, SK
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-02T06:57:11Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-02T06:57:11Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Operations Research, 2020
dc.identifier.issn	0254-5330
dc.identifier.issn	1572-9338
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143028
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Reverse logistics (RL) is gradually becoming more important to manufacturing companies through environmental awareness, competitiveness, and environmental regulations. In the leather footwear industry of Bangladesh, it is possible to recycle and reuse waste, meaning a reverse logistics system could increase return-on-investment and give a competitive advantage. To date, studies on barriers to RL implementation have been conducted in other countries and in other domains, leaving a research gap in RL barrier analyses in the leather footwear industry. There are many obstacles to implementing RL in a developing country like Bangladesh; examining these barriers is a crucial research issue. This paper identifies RL barriers through (1) an extent literature review, (2) advice from Bangladeshi industry experts under the Delphi study, and (3) ranking RL barriers using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process. The results indicate that, of the barriers investigated, the ‘knowledge and support’ category seems to be most critical. A lack of interest and support from top-level management—related to ‘knowledge and support’ issues—appears to be the major obstacle for RL implementation in the Bangladeshi leather footwear industry. These findings will help the Bangladeshi leather footwear industry, as well as other industries in Bangladesh, to understand the nature of each barrier and overcome the complexity of RL implementation in supply chains. This study will also assist decision-makers in making certain strategic policies. Future studies may contribute to the life cycle assessment and engineering of recycled and reused footwear.
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dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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dc.subject	01 Mathematical Sciences, 08 Information and Computing Sciences, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research
dc.title	Examining barriers to reverse logistics practices in the leather footwear industry
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© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Reverse logistics (RL) is gradually becoming more important to manufacturing companies through environmental awareness, competitiveness, and environmental regulations. In the leather footwear industry of Bangladesh, it is possible to recycle and reuse waste, meaning a reverse logistics system could increase return-on-investment and give a competitive advantage. To date, studies on barriers to RL implementation have been conducted in other countries and in other domains, leaving a research gap in RL barrier analyses in the leather footwear industry. There are many obstacles to implementing RL in a developing country like Bangladesh; examining these barriers is a crucial research issue. This paper identifies RL barriers through (1) an extent literature review, (2) advice from Bangladeshi industry experts under the Delphi study, and (3) ranking RL barriers using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process. The results indicate that, of the barriers investigated, the ‘knowledge and support’ category seems to be most critical. A lack of interest and support from top-level management—related to ‘knowledge and support’ issues—appears to be the major obstacle for RL implementation in the Bangladeshi leather footwear industry. These findings will help the Bangladeshi leather footwear industry, as well as other industries in Bangladesh, to understand the nature of each barrier and overcome the complexity of RL implementation in supply chains. This study will also assist decision-makers in making certain strategic policies. Future studies may contribute to the life cycle assessment and engineering of recycled and reused footwear.

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