Research Article

Design of a Multiobjective Reverse Logistics Network Considering the Cost and Service Level

Table 2

Parameters of the model.

ParameterIndexValue

Annual renting cost of the collection points 200
Handling cost per unit product 0.1
Capacity of a repair centre 2000
Minimum number of open collection points 5
Minimum number of established repair centres 1
Average working hours to repair a returned product 10
0.8
Discount rate with respect to the shipping volume 0.6
200 units
400 units
1.1
Penalty rate with respect to the shipping distance 1.2
25
60
Working days per year 250
Cost of establishing a repair centre 3000
Service coverage 25
Unit standard transportation cost 1
Expected cycle time 30