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Preliminary study of hazardous materials management: An optimization model in the context of green supply chain management

Zhao, Rui; Neighbour, Gareth; Deutz, Pauline

Authors

Rui Zhao

Gareth Neighbour



Abstract

Although the general framework of supply chain management usually focuses on the production process, as well as the delivery of the product to the market and the consumers, the treatment and disposal of waste materials is usually given little deliberation. Because of their inherent risk, all materials can be seen as hazardous in certain situations such as the various stages of the lifecycle, from extraction to final disposal. Especially, the public risk and the carbon footprint in the final disposal stage are still very high compared to other stages. However, current supply chain management measures consider less of the environmental risk and impact. Here, based on the analysis outlined above, this paper provides a novel optimization model for hazardous materials management in the context of green supply chain management, using dynamic optimized techniques to reduce the public risk and the associated carbon footprint whilst minimizing the economical cost. Moreover, an example is given to illustrate how this dynamic optimization model works, as well as the limitation of the model has also been discussed, which lays a foundation for the further research. © 2011 IEEE.

Citation

Zhao, R., Neighbour, G., & Deutz, P. (2011). Preliminary study of hazardous materials management: An optimization model in the context of green supply chain management. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icbbe.2011.5781397

Conference Name 5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2011
Conference Location Wuhan, China
Start Date May 10, 2011
End Date May 12, 2011
Online Publication Date May 31, 2011
Publication Date Jul 14, 2011
Deposit Date Apr 13, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages 1-4
ISBN 9781424450893
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/icbbe.2011.5781397
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3597755