Abstract
Industrial ecosystems are an integral component of ecocentric and environmentally sustainable management (Shrivastava 1995).1 For industrial ecosystems to exist sustainably, a “green” supply chain is a prerequisite—including both forward and reverse logistics as primary elements. For products and materials to flow through an industrial ecosystem, the purchasing and logistical functions of an organization are critical inter-enterprise linkages. Purchasing green materials is not necessary for a forward logistics chain, but is necessary for reverse logistics operations to exist. Reverse logistics include a number of internal and external elements, including disassembly, de-manufacturing, and re-manufacturing organizations.2 These organizations and their customers have both typical and special operations and purchasing requirements. But within a demanufacturing or disassembly organization, the purchasing, operations, and logistics functions have special requirements and characteristics that make it unique, especially from a natural environment perspective.
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Sarkis, J. (2003). Operations of a Computer Equipment Resource Recovery Facility. In: Kuehr, R., Williams, E. (eds) Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0033-8_12
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