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Reverse logistics moves goods from their natural final destination (clients, points of sales) backwards among the supply chain to either the initial producer or a new subject of the original chain.<\/p>\n

Reverse logistics activities are, using few words, finding and collecting outcomes, the transportation, reception and sorting of returns (as for example unsold items from a retail).<\/p>\n

What are the differences between forward logistics and reverse logistics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ARGUMENT<\/strong><\/td>\nFORWARD LOGISTICS<\/strong><\/td>\nREVERSE LOGISTICS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demand forecast<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Linear<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Difficult<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Product quality<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Uniform<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Non-uniform<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Packaging type<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Uniform<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Non-uniform\/ damaged\/inexistent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Flow type<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

One-to-many<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Many-to-one<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Prospect to identify the origin of the flows<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Easy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Difficult<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Importance given to transportation and delivery rapidity<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

High<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

No high<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Product traceability<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Full<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Reduced (absent during usage)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Warehouse management<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Optimized<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Difficult<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For a reverse logistics audit within your business, contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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