Abstract
The beer industry has been seeking alternatives to reduce the negative impacts of global warming on its manufacturing processes with the hope of attaining a more sustainable development. In accordance, a three-stage environmental plan has been put forth. The first stage proposes a washing and disinfection process for glass bottle reutilization applying lean principles, which in turn comply with current sanitary regulations. Secondly, distribution and recollection routes have been established after considering a vehicle routing problem (VRP) with simultaneous pick-up and delivery, as well as time windows (VRPSPDTW). This VRP involves beer bottle pickup and delivery at different customer locations, with both early and late deadlines, along with pre-established pickup and delivery demands. Tabu Search metaheuristic was adapted for a greedy algorithm in order to bring about positive outcomes. Therefore, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for actual and proposed situations was applied to measure and compare emissions. Finally, with the objective of evaluating its financial impact, a Monte Carlo simulation was applied considering risk and uncertainty impact in all financial outcomes. This uncertainty was appraised through a Weighted Average Capital Cost (WACC) in conjunction with forecasted sales growth. In conclusion, the results showed that the cost-benefit ratio was stable in both the short- and mid-term.
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The individual contributions were: Conceptualization: Clara Solano, Sofia Matos, Maria Carvajal, Juan Vives and Alberto Gómez; Software, Raúl Roldán, Sofia Matos and Alberto Gómez. Formal analysis, data curation and investigation: Sofia Matos, Maria Carvajal, Juan Vives and Alberto Gómez. Methodology, validation, supervision, resources, project administration and writing (first draft preparation, revision and editing) and visualization: Raúl Roldán. Funding acquisition: Sofia Matos, Maria Carvajal, Juan Vives and Alberto Gómez.
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Solano, C.M., Roldán, R.F., Carvajal, M.F. et al. Reverse Logistic Processes for Glass Container Reuse. Environ. Process. 8, 397–411 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-020-00482-z
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