Logistics network design with products returns: A state of the art overview

Reverse distribution, induced by various forms of reuse of products and materials, and in particular logistic network design have received growing attention throughout the last decade and several quantitative models have been developed in order to face such complex issues. However, no general frameworks have been suggested yet. In this context, the research work presents a literature review on the main logistic network design models proposed by researchers and scientists working in this specific area. The authors review these models as they run through the literature and by classifying them into deterministic versus stochastic models. The initial search identifies a huge number of articles which were reduced to about 40 studies based on content and quality. Note that the description of each research work represents the core part of this literature review.