Sustainable third-party reverse logistic provider selection with fuzzy SWARA and fuzzy MOORA in plastic industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (5-8) ◽  
pp. 2401-2418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Kiani Mavi ◽  
Mark Goh ◽  
Navid Zarbakhshnia
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Plastic Industry ◽  
Fuzzy Moora

scholarly journals A Hesitant Fuzzy Combined Compromise Solution Framework-Based on Discrimination Measure for Ranking Sustainable Third-Party Reverse Logistic Providers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2064
Author(s):  
Arunodaya Raj Mishra ◽  
Pratibha Rani ◽  
Raghunathan Krishankumar ◽  
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽  
Fausto Cavallaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Compromise Solution ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Illustrative Case Study

Customers’ pressure, social responsibility, and government regulations have motivated the enterprises to consider the reverse logistics (RL) in their operations. Recently, companies frequently outsource their RL practices to third-party reverse logistics providers (3PRLPs) to concentrate on their primary concern and diminish costs. However, to select the suitable 3PRLP candidate requires a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) process involving uncertainty owing to the presence of many associated aspects. In order to choose the most appropriate sustainable 3PRLP (S3PRLP), we introduce a hybrid approach based on the classical Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) method and propose a discrimination measure within the context of hesitant fuzzy sets (HFSs). This approach offers a new process based on the discrimination measure for evaluating the criteria weights. The efficiency and practicability of the present approach are numerically demonstrated by solving an illustrative case study of S3PRLPs selection under a hesitant fuzzy environment. Moreover, sensitivity and comparative studies are presented to highlight the robustness and strength of the introduced methodology. The result of this work concludes that the introduced methodology can recommend a more feasible performance when facing with determinate and inconsistent knowledge and qualitative data.

Sustainable Waste Management System and Reverse Logistic Network Design in Plastic Industry

2013 ◽  
pp. 159-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emel Kizilkaya Aydogan ◽  
Nuray Ates ◽  
Nigmet Uzal ◽  
Fulya Zaral ◽  
Petraq Papajorgji
Keyword(s):  
Network Design ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Logistics Network ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Green Production ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Fuzzy Goal ◽  
Plastic Industry

The shortage of natural sources and the threat of the bad trend have forced the industries to find environmentally-friendly alternatives and ecological approaches in their production line. In some countries, regulations have been issued for industries about this subject. Due to these reasons and more of them, logistic firms have been forced to take into consideration decreasing material and energy consumption and minimizing waste production in planning their network designs. In practice, it might be necessary to simultaneously optimize more than one conflicting objective to obtain effective and realistic solutions. In this chapter, current logistics network design of a plastic industry in Turkey has been investigated and reverse logistics network design has been developed to minimize waste production and to achieve green production. This chapter presents a mathematical model which is a fuzzy goal programming model for imprecise goals for reverse logistic network design with multiple objectives in plastic sector. The considered objectives are to reduce cost in reverse logistics, to improve product quality, and to provide environmental benefits by minimizing waste production.

Sustainable Waste Management System and Reverse Logistic Network Design in Plastic Industry

2013 ◽  
pp. 867-884
Author(s):  
Emel Kizilkaya Aydogan ◽  
Nuray Ates ◽  
Nigmet Uzal ◽  
Fulya Zaral ◽  
Petraq Papajorgji
Keyword(s):  
Network Design ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Logistics Network ◽  
Waste Production ◽  
Green Production ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Fuzzy Goal ◽  
Plastic Industry

The shortage of natural sources and the threat of the bad trend have forced the industries to find environmentally-friendly alternatives and ecological approaches in their production line. In some countries, regulations have been issued for industries about this subject. Due to these reasons and more of them, logistic firms have been forced to take into consideration decreasing material and energy consumption and minimizing waste production in planning their network designs. In practice, it might be necessary to simultaneously optimize more than one conflicting objective to obtain effective and realistic solutions. In this chapter, current logistics network design of a plastic industry in Turkey has been investigated and reverse logistics network design has been developed to minimize waste production and to achieve green production. This chapter presents a mathematical model which is a fuzzy goal programming model for imprecise goals for reverse logistic network design with multiple objectives in plastic sector. The considered objectives are to reduce cost in reverse logistics, to improve product quality, and to provide environmental benefits by minimizing waste production.

scholarly journals Novel Approach for Third-Party Reverse Logistic Provider Selection Process under Linear Diophantine Fuzzy Prioritized Aggregation Operators

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1152
Author(s):  
Muhammad Riaz ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Athar Farid ◽  
Muhammad Aslam ◽  
Dragan Pamucar ◽  
Darko Bozanić
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Optimal Decision ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Prioritized Aggregation Operators

Aggregation operators are fundamental concept for information fusion in real-life problems. Many researchers developed aggregation operators for multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) under uncertainty. Unfortunately, the existing operators can be utilized under strict limitations and constraints. In this manuscript, we focused on new prioritized aggregation operators which remove the strict limitations of the existing operators. The addition of reference parameters associated with membership and non-membership grades in the linear Diophantine Fuzzy sets provide a robust modeling for MCDM problems. The primary objective of this manuscript is to introduce new aggregation operators for modeling uncertainty by using linear Diophantine Fuzzy information. For this objective we develop aggregation operators (AO) namely, "linear Diophantine Fuzzy prioritized weighted average" (LDFPWA) operator and "linear Diophantine Fuzzy prioritized weighted geometric" (LDFPWG) operator. Certain essential properties of new prioritized AOs are also proposed. A secondary objective is to discuss a practical application of third party reverse logistic provider (3PRLP) optimization problem. The efficiency, superiority, and rationality of the proposed approach is analyzed by a numerical example to discuss 3PRLP. The symmetry of optimal decision and ranking of feasible alternatives is followed by a comparative analysis.

MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING FOR REVERSE LOGISTIC CONTRACTOR SELECTION IN E-WASTE RECYCLING INDUSTRY USING POLYTOMOUS RASCH MODEL

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Idham Sabtu ◽  
Nizaroyani Saibani ◽  
Rizauddin Ramli ◽  
Mohd Nizam Ab. Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
Selection Of

E-waste recycling is a growing sector in the reverse supply chain and the main purpose of recycling is to recover precious materials making these recycling activities economically interesting. To increase vibrancy of this activity, third  party logistic (3PLs) are used to carry out most of the logistic functions that contribute to the competitive advantages. Thus, this study attempts to ascertain the attributes that influence the selection and evaluation of 3PLs the most. Survey based approach were carried out on experts from recycling companies in Malaysia via questionnaire, the results were evaluated using rasch model analysis for evaluating and prioritizing the attributes according to the scores. Previous studies have proposed their multiple dimensions and criterias for selection on 3PLs with different types of industries and methods. The criterias play a vital role in the selection of the best on 3PLs . There are 10 criterias with 38 sub-items were identified and constructed used in screening the best reverse logistic contractor. The results shows that organisation role attribute is the most critical attributes that must be considered. The results of this study are usefull in focusing on several vital attributes for selecting the best 3PLs provider  that can intensify total firm performance.

The many faces of obligation

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Tomasello
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
The Many ◽  
Sense Of Obligation

Abstract My response to the commentaries focuses on four issues: (1) the diversity both within and between cultures of the many different faces of obligation; (2) the possible evolutionary roots of the sense of obligation, including possible sources that I did not consider; (3) the possible ontogenetic roots of the sense of obligation, including especially children's understanding of groups from a third-party perspective (rather than through participation, as in my account); and (4) the relation between philosophical accounts of normative phenomena in general – which are pitched as not totally empirical – and empirical accounts such as my own. I have tried to distinguish comments that argue for extensions of the theory from those that represent genuine disagreement.

A Macintosh Interface for the Cameca Camebax-Micro Electron Microprobe

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 438-439
Author(s):  
Carl E. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Disk Storage ◽  
The Past ◽  
User Facility ◽  
Instrument Control

Over the past few years it has become apparent in our multi-user facility that the computer system and software supplied in 1985 with our CAMECA CAMEBAX-MICRO electron microprobe analyzer has the greatest potential for improvement and updating of any component of the instrument. While the standard CAMECA software running on a DEC PDP-11/23+ computer under the RSX-11M operating system can perform almost any task required of the instrument, the commands are not always intuitive and can be difficult to remember for the casual user (of which our laboratory has many). Given the widespread and growing use of other microcomputers (such as PC’s and Macintoshes) by users of the microprobe, the PDP has become the “oddball” and has also fallen behind the state-of-the-art in terms of processing speed and disk storage capabilities. Upgrade paths within products available from DEC are considered to be too expensive for the benefits received. After using a Macintosh for other tasks in the laboratory, such as instrument use and billing records, word processing, and graphics display, its unique and “friendly” user interface suggested an easier-to-use system for computer control of the electron microprobe automation. Specifically a Macintosh IIx was chosen for its capacity for third-party add-on cards used in instrument control.

Coding for Evaluation and Treatment

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kander ◽  
Steve White
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Treatment Session ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
Diagnosis Codes ◽  
Coding Rules ◽  
Procedure Codes ◽  
The Web

Abstract This article explains the development and use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes, CPT procedure codes, and HCPCS supply/device codes. Examples of appropriate coding combinations, and Coding rules adopted by most third party payers are given. Additionally, references for complete code lists on the Web and a list of voice-related CPT code edits are included. The reader is given adequate information to report an evaluation or treatment session with accurate diagnosis, procedure, and supply/device codes. Speech-language pathologists can accurately code services when given adequate resources and rules and are encouraged to insert relevant codes in the medical record rather than depend on billing personnel to accurately provide this information. Consultation is available from the Division 3 Reimbursement Committee members and from [email protected] .

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