Temesgen, Busha (PhD)G/hiwot, Solomon2019-03-282023-11-042019-03-282023-11-042018-06-08http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/17297Reverse logistics is the management of the end life of product and has advantages like improvement of competitiveness, regaining values, positive environmental impact and better image for an organization. It is also a new field compared to conventional or forward logistics. As a result utilization of reverse logistics in organization like Sur Construction PLC to lesser compare to forward logistics. Some of the main problem of the company related to reverse logistics was absence of recovery like remanufacturing, lack of official management or formal return and controlling system for used materials and lack of proper disposal system in the organization simply consider all returns as scrap and forward to bid of second hand market. As result the thesis aim to assess reverse logistics in terms of its drivers, process, activities to identify the opportunities and challenges in the organization and provide practical remedy to the organization. The study applied descriptive research design and a sample of 66 was used to represent population of 200 and gathered both qualitative from stratified random sampling using probability proportional allocation from each stratum and quantitative data a applied both combination of convenience and purposive. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Microsoft-excel percentages, frequency tables, used to carry out those descriptive statistical analyses. The study found that the organization had the opportunity of massive used material generated from spare parts, tyre and other packages and scraps organized informally without proper documents and with mind setup of the second hand market and poor in recovering especially remanufacturing and disposal like land filling and incineration. The main challenges to adopt Reverse logistics in the company were top management commitment and management style, weak linkage with local manufacturing and wrong perception to local product (judge as poor quality). Finally, the researcher recommends to incorporate reverse logistics in the organization structure, waste material (that couldn’t recover) apply proper disposal method like land filling and incineration especially for those toxic materials like drained oil from thousands of construction equipment’s, and for better recovery (remanufacturing) either the company has to own its own remanufacturing workshop like recapping machine for tyre or form strong linkage with local manufacturer in addition to adjustment of workers mindset up to local products.en-USDrivers process and activitiesRemanufacturingDisposalThesis