Optimization of END -OF -LIFE strategies- Air conditioners

Abstract

Circular economy is a concept developed to seek sustainable development and resource usage optimization for sustaining the green environment.it is a deviation from the practice of manufacture, consume and dispose, reverse logistics is an activity that moves goods from customers back to sellers or manufacturers after their end-of life for repair and disposal.One common misconception about the circular economy is that it is an expensive and difficult endeavor. Its goal is to regenerate natural systems and ensure materials are reused rather than discarded, encompassing reverse logistics. Product recovery includes actions such as restoration, repair, refurbishment, manufacturing again, and recycling, all of which need an effective reverse logistics system.This network yields economic advantages by decreasing raw material acquisition, enhancing inventory management, and lowering the disposal of waste. A mixed-integer linear programming model for a multi-stage reverse logistics system is suggested to improve product recovery. optimization of refurbishment of air conditioners is considered in the paper.