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A Review of Reverse Logistics: An Upstream Construction Supply Chain Perspective

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  • NNC Pushpamali

    (Science and Engineering Faculty, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2-George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia)

  • Duzgun Agdas

    (Science and Engineering Faculty, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2-George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia)

  • Timothy M. Rose

    (Science and Engineering Faculty, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2-George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia)

Abstract

Construction industry activities, from material extraction to the end of the structure life, affect the environment negatively. For a sustainable construction process, economically, environmentally, and socially friendly practices are essential, and reverse logistics is one solution that can provide such an approach. In reverse logistics, obsolete products are reused in a new production, while reducing negative effects to the environment. In this study, we assess the current state of research on reverse logistics practices in the construction industry. The study presents a comparative data mining analysis, followed by a content analysis. The results show that the construction industry literature ignores the impact of reverse logistics practices on upstream construction activities. We argue that industry practitioners must take reverse logistics decisions in the early phases of the construction process by considering both upstream and end-of-life construction activities, and we recommend a reverse logistics decision framework for successful reverse logistics implementation. The findings of this research are significant for decision-makers in the industry. We urge that sustainable practices be employed in the industry. Furthermore, a quantitative analysis is suggested to strengthen the arguments made in this article.

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  • NNC Pushpamali & Duzgun Agdas & Timothy M. Rose, 2019. "A Review of Reverse Logistics: An Upstream Construction Supply Chain Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-14, August.
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