Preliminary Analysis of Reverse Logistics in ColombiaPreliminary Analysis of Reverse Logistics in Colombia

Ana X. Halabi1, Jairo R. Montoya1, Carolina Pirachicán1, Eugenio I. Corbacho2, Juan J. Aldaz2, Marco T. Alvarado2

1 – Escuela Internacional de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia

2 – Instituto de Postgrados, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia

•To overcome the gap of little literature about RL for local SCM•To develop a detailed statistical analysis of RL impacts in both:Operational RL costs and marketplace opportunities.•To recognize the barriers for implementing efficient RL strategies

Objective

The Model:

The problemThe problem: Characterization of fourteen main national and economicalsectors to address the implementation of Reverse Logistics in industriesand companies accomplished with the need of reducing the environmen-tal burden of their products or dividing value of them. Situation 1: The literature shows examples of successful implementationsin industrialized countries.Situation 2: The dynamics of Colombian sectors have arose in a recent interest of product return flows. Situation 3: Identifying as important drivers for strategic and operationalissues for the implementation of RL, the operational costs, marketplaceopportunities and barriers are distinguished beyond numerous factors of analysis. The approachThe approach: 25 oriented questions has been made to ten experts directing in five representative companies of Colombian Plastic Industry•SPSS is used as a tool to describe and compare the results obtained.

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The Colombian Plastic Sector

•A steady increase in consuming ,using and disposing of plastic products.•The legislative regulation is pointed out in a specific manner to the hazardous waste management

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• Demand of new legislative regulations on environmental issues.• Companies have been not required to work with recovered materials.• Decisions taken mostly on return of investment signals. • Use of recovered materials is limited by collection costs.

• Oil and Coal Sectors are objective of a new study in developing by La Sabana University Logistics and Marketing Research Group . •Next challenge: to involve end users behaviors in the study.• Analysis implementation of RL awareness about the need of working on disposal best practices.