Decision-making on reverse logistics for manufacturers: an evolutionary game theory perspective

Abstract

Reverse logistics has become one of the most important competitive strategies for enterprises as environmental problems and resource issues have been serious. In this paper, an evolutionary game model is developed to analyze the reverse logistics decision for manufacturers. The decision-making process for implementin0067 the reverse logistics of the manufacturers under competitive market environment has been investigated in this paper. In addition, a dynamic evolutionary system is formulated to study the cooperation trends of manufacturers with recyclers. To verify the theoretical results, simulation experiments are conducted on MATLAB simulation platform. The results showed that manufacturer's decision-making process is influenced by people's attention on Enterprise Reverse Logistics in long-term perspective. In the implementation of the reverse logistics process, manufacturers can sign a contract with recyclers with incentives or penalty to ensure the supply of waste products. The results can guide manufacturers to make better decisions to promote the recycling of resources.