REVERSE LOGISTICS OF AUTOMOTIVE SPARE PARTS

Abstract

Reverse logistics is a relatively new area of research. It is fundamentally different from areas such as waste management, which mainly refers to the effective and efficient collection and processing of waste. The waste management assumes that the concept of waste specifies the products which have a new application. Therefore, we conclude that the problems with the clarification of reverse logistics concept and its delimitation in relation to other related areas of science, come down to the understanding of the concept of waste with all the consequences arising from its definition. Reverse logistics refers to such streams flow in which there is the possibility of creating value from withdrawn products when the output provides powering for the new supply chain. The main aim of the paper is to analyse of the organization of the supply chain system in the context of reverse logistics, putting special attention on its tasks in this process. Author mainly focuses on reverse logistics in case of automotive spare parts, presenting it as a competitive factor in logistics market.