Reverse Logistics Network Development for E-Waste Management in Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ameha Mulugeta (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zeritu Agegnehu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-12T15:36:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-12T15:36:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research is aiming to solve problem of managing ever increasing e-wastes particularly mobile phone wastes in Ethiopia generated in assembling companies from their production process and end users caused due to its technology advancement, shortest life span compared to other EEE and tendency to use latest model by identifying the amount of mobile phone waste in the country and factors affect implementation of reverse logistics and related issues. Due to its opposite pole economic effect, the negative in its nature of hazardous materials content that damage the environment and human and positive effect due to the presence of valuable material in it, proper management through designing circular economy driven reverse logistics networks. The objective of designing optimum reverse logistics network and selecting appropriate business model for the enabling of the RLN in circular economy point of view, in reverse logistics a take-back practice being no longer makes the industries sustainable. For the achievement of companies for its competitiveness and countries sustainable development, implementation of circular economy effectively that is with closed concern on the two building blocks known as network design and business model is critically. Using qualitative and quantitative data collecting through observation and interview and using questionnaire format too together with secondary document revision valuable data is collected. Literatures written in general on reverse logistics designing and factors affecting its implementation, circular economy and circular business model are reviewed selecting as much latest as possible majorly using electronic data bases. Using the design and analysis tool together with data organizing, the result indicates that the network with 5 CC located in 5 cities with a total capacity of collecting 8,681,600 end-of-life MP is optimum but needs intervention and cooperation of government and all other stakeholders for its effectiveness on protecting human and environment in addition to solving the assembling industries problem of recycling and disposal. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/2466 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | E-waste | |
| dc.subject | reverse logistics design | |
| dc.subject | factors | |
| dc.subject | recovery | |
| dc.subject | disposal | |
| dc.subject | circular economy and business model. | |
| dc.title | Reverse Logistics Network Development for E-Waste Management in Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |