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It is not yet known to what extent reverse logistics might increase the total amount of transportation in supply chains — partially since it will also reduce activities related to the use of new, extractive resources. It is clear, however, that the extra transportation will diminish the environmental benefits of closing the loop. Likewise, inefficient or ineffective transport activities limit the economic success of reprocessing products.
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Beullens, P., Van Oudheusden, D., Van Wassenhove, L.N. (2004). Collection and Vehicle Routing Issues in Reverse Logistics. In: Dekker, R., Fleischmann, M., Inderfurth, K., Van Wassenhove, L.N. (eds) Reverse Logistics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24803-3_5
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