This work was undertaken to develop a strategy to enhance the profit in the reverse logistics of end-of-life products. In this paper, a novel strategy based on hybrid bee colony and bat optimization technique is presented to perform reverse logistics. The aim of the present paper is to maximize the profit in reverse logistic based manufacturing. The proposed optimization technique was used to schedule the disassembly of end-of-life products so that the time spent in reverse logistics was reduced. Moreover, the proposed technique increases the amount of product required during disassembly, so that the loss of component is reduced. Thus, the proposed technique can enhance the manufacturer’s profit by reducing the time and cost required for disassembly. Ultimately, the proposed technique can provide a suitable technique for multi-period disassembly in manufacturing industries.
Profit maximization in reverse logistics based on disassembly scheduling using hybrid bee colony and bat optimization
