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Application of optimization methods in the closed-loop supply chain: a literature review

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An essential aspect of a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) involves its optimization. In this context, systematizing the publications on optimization methods applied in CLSC constitutes this research's primary objective. In this sense, a comprehensive literature review was carried out on 354 papers published from January 2008 to October 2020 to find future directions involving CLSC optimization. It was found stochastic methods are the primary approach in the studies regarding CLSC optimization, being applied in 27.68% of the publications investigated, while hybrid methods appeared in 21.75%, and deterministic methods were used in 20.62%. It was verified that 49.71% of the publications were related exclusively to strategic decisions concerning organizational decision-making levels, 22.03% analyzed tactical decisions, and 13.56% studied operational aspects. Regarding the sustainability dimensions, it was found that only the economic dimension was investigated in 70.62% of the analyzed publications. The three dimensions (economic, environmental, and social) were investigated simultaneously in only 6.21% of the publications. As the main conclusion, a lack of research covering the whole spectrum of the CLSC environment was found, comprising the various levels of organization decisions and sustainability dimensions of the triple bottom line.

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Over 20 papers

Journal of Cleaner Production; International Journal of Production Research

10–20 papers

Applied Mathematical Modelling; International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology; Sustainability; Computers & Industrial Engineering; International Journal of Production Economics; Mathematical Problems in Engineering; Transportation Research—Part E

5–9 papers

Annals of Operation Research; Expert Systems with Applications; Computers and Chemical Engineering; Journal of Manufacturing Systems; Applied Soft Computing; European Journal of Operational Research; International Journal of Engineering; Neural Computing and Applications; Resources, Conservation and Recycling

3–4 papers

Scientia Iranica; Computers & Operations Research; Human and Ecological Risk Assessment; Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research; Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering; Journal of Industrial Engineering International; Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems; Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing; Journal of the Operational Research Society

2 papers

Advances in Mechanical Engineering; Advances in Production Engineering & Management; Asia–Pacific Journal of Operational Research; Computers and Industrial Engineering; European Journal of Industrial Engineering; Fuzzy Sets and Systems; IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Industrial Engineering and Management Systems; International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering; International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control; International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management; International Journal of Sustainable Engineering; Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management; Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management; Journal of Uncertain Systems; Manufacturing and Service Operations Management; Omega-International Journal of Management Science; Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing; Soft Computing; Technological and Economic Development of Economy; Transportation Research Part D; Transportation Science

1 paper

Advanced Engineering Informatics; Advanced Science Letters; Advances in Mechanical Engineering; Advances in Modelling and Analysis A; AIChE Journal; Applied Energy; Applied Science; Central European Journal of Operations Research; Chaos Solitons & Fractals; Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy; Cluster Computing; Cogent Mathematics; Computational Intelligence; Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory; Computers & Chemical Engineering; Decision Sciences; Digital Manufacturing & Automation III; Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society; Dyna; Energies; Engineering Economist; Engineering Optimization; Environmental Modeling & Assessment; Frontiers of Engineering Management; ICIC Express Letters; ICIC Express Letters, Part B; IEEE Access; IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics; Indian Journal of Science and Technology; Industrial Instrumentation and Control Systems; Industrial Management & Data Systems; Information Science; International Journal of Advanced Operations Management; International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences; International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling; International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems; International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations; International Journal of Industrial Engineering-Theory Applications and Practice; International Journal of Information and Management Sciences; International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management; International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management; International Journal of Operational Research; International Journal of Production Management and Engineering; International Journal of Services and Operations Management; International Journal of Services, Technology and Management; International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology; Iranian Journal of Fuzzy Systems; Journal of Advanced Transportation; Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems; Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing; Journal of Business Economics; Journal of Central South University of Technology; Journal of Combinatorial Optimization; Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience; Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International; Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review; Journal of Global Optimization; Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization; Journal of Japan Industrial Management Association; Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering; Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-Transactions of the Asme; Journal of Mechanical Design; Journal of Modelling in Management; Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy; Journal of Southeast University; Knowledge-Based Systems; Mathematical and Computer Modelling; Networks & Spatial Economics; Operational Research; Operations Research Perspectives; Opsearch; Optimization; Or Spectrum; Plos One; Production Engineering; Resources Policy; Sãdhanã; Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory; Stochastic Models; Uncertain Supply Chain Management; Waste Management and Research; 4OR

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Oliveira, L.S., Machado, R.L. Application of optimization methods in the closed-loop supply chain: a literature review. J Comb Optim 41, 357–400 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10878-020-00677-y

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