Environmental, social and financial impacts of a logistics reverse policy adopted by a television manufacturer – a case study

Abstract

Since the introduction of the concept of sustainability in development models, the reverse logistics is no longer seen only as additional costs to organizations, demanded by legal requirements but will be seen as a competitive advantage. The study showed from the analysis of the production of screens and cones of television sets with CRT technology, that was possible to apply the reverse logistics in the production process, getting at the same time the environmental, social and financial return. The achievement of economic and financial returns was measured through the application of techniques of Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. Key-words: Reverse Logistics, Environmental benefits, Social benefits, Financial benefits