Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain

Pallets are among the most used returnable transport items (RTIs), and they are critical assets for a supply chain as they have significant environmental and economic impacts during their whole life cycle. Differently from other packaging products, pallets are specifically designed to be repeatably...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Fabiana Tornese, Maria Grazia Gnoni, Brian K. Thorn, Andres L. Carrano, Jennifer A. Pazour
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	pallet logistics pallet management systematic literature review returnable transport items reusable packaging sustainable supply chain Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f14bf5e1ce8b4387815596e504d3704f
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:f14bf5e1ce8b4387815596e504d3704f
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f14bf5e1ce8b4387815596e504d3704f2021-11-25T19:04:02ZManagement and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain10.3390/su1322127472071-1050https://doaj.org/article/f14bf5e1ce8b4387815596e504d3704f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12747https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Pallets are among the most used returnable transport items (RTIs), and they are critical assets for a supply chain as they have significant environmental and economic impacts during their whole life cycle. Differently from other packaging products, pallets are specifically designed to be repeatably repaired and reinjected for use. While this environmentally is beneficial as it reduces waste, it can create complex interactions between the stakeholder-involved manufacturers, pallet providers, users and recyclers. Further, the number of different actors is usually high, and the flow of materials among them needs to be coordinated. In addition, different business models can be implemented (such as internal management versus outsourcing) as well as logistics alternatives (closed- versus open-loop). Thus, the aims of this study are first to propose a systematization of design and management decisions regarding the pallet supply chain; next, to review the state of the art models and tools adopted to support each decision process relying on an analysis of the archival literature published between 1978 and 2021 on pallet management, to summarize the main decision problems addressed by the different stakeholders involved in the pallet life cycle and the adopted methods, and, finally, to highlight potential existing research gaps. This effort helps to outline potential contributions towards more sustainable pallet supply chains and can support pallet operators and companies in evaluating solutions to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of their pallet management. Results show that the perspectives of the pallet provider and of the supply chain are the most widely addressed in the existing literature, while those of pallet manufacturers and repairers should be further analyzed.Fabiana TorneseMaria Grazia GnoniBrian K. ThornAndres L. CarranoJennifer A. PazourMDPI AGarticlepallet logisticspallet managementsystematic literature reviewreturnable transport itemsreusable packagingsustainable supply chainEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12747, p 12747 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	pallet logistics pallet management systematic literature review returnable transport items reusable packaging sustainable supply chain Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	pallet logistics pallet management systematic literature review returnable transport items reusable packaging sustainable supply chain Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Fabiana Tornese Maria Grazia Gnoni Brian K. Thorn Andres L. Carrano Jennifer A. Pazour Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
description	Pallets are among the most used returnable transport items (RTIs), and they are critical assets for a supply chain as they have significant environmental and economic impacts during their whole life cycle. Differently from other packaging products, pallets are specifically designed to be repeatably repaired and reinjected for use. While this environmentally is beneficial as it reduces waste, it can create complex interactions between the stakeholder-involved manufacturers, pallet providers, users and recyclers. Further, the number of different actors is usually high, and the flow of materials among them needs to be coordinated. In addition, different business models can be implemented (such as internal management versus outsourcing) as well as logistics alternatives (closed- versus open-loop). Thus, the aims of this study are first to propose a systematization of design and management decisions regarding the pallet supply chain; next, to review the state of the art models and tools adopted to support each decision process relying on an analysis of the archival literature published between 1978 and 2021 on pallet management, to summarize the main decision problems addressed by the different stakeholders involved in the pallet life cycle and the adopted methods, and, finally, to highlight potential existing research gaps. This effort helps to outline potential contributions towards more sustainable pallet supply chains and can support pallet operators and companies in evaluating solutions to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of their pallet management. Results show that the perspectives of the pallet provider and of the supply chain are the most widely addressed in the existing literature, while those of pallet manufacturers and repairers should be further analyzed.
format	article
author	Fabiana Tornese Maria Grazia Gnoni Brian K. Thorn Andres L. Carrano Jennifer A. Pazour
author_facet	Fabiana Tornese Maria Grazia Gnoni Brian K. Thorn Andres L. Carrano Jennifer A. Pazour
author_sort	Fabiana Tornese
title	Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
title_short	Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
title_full	Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
title_fullStr	Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
title_full_unstemmed	Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain
title_sort	management and logistics of returnable transport items: a review analysis on the pallet supply chain
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f14bf5e1ce8b4387815596e504d3704f
work_keys_str_mv	AT fabianatornese managementandlogisticsofreturnabletransportitemsareviewanalysisonthepalletsupplychain AT mariagraziagnoni managementandlogisticsofreturnabletransportitemsareviewanalysisonthepalletsupplychain AT briankthorn managementandlogisticsofreturnabletransportitemsareviewanalysisonthepalletsupplychain AT andreslcarrano managementandlogisticsofreturnabletransportitemsareviewanalysisonthepalletsupplychain AT jenniferapazour managementandlogisticsofreturnabletransportitemsareviewanalysisonthepalletsupplychain
_version_	1718410375512195072

Management and Logistics of Returnable Transport Items: A Review Analysis on the Pallet Supply Chain

Ejemplares similares