| Article ID: | iaor2009212 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 111 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 741 |
| End Page Number: | 751 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Gupta Surendra M., Adenso-Daz Belarmino, Barba-Gutirrez Y. |
| Keywords: | reverse logistics, lot sizing |
Gupta and Taleb presented an algorithm for reverse MRP that can be applied to a product structure in which there is a certain demand for components and a need to know the number of products to disassemble in order to fulfil the demand for those components. However, that algorithm did not consider lot sizing at all. Incorporating lot sizing makes the problem a great deal more challenging in disassembly situations because of the disparity between the number of components present in the product and the demand of the components.