Sustainable design of closed-loop supply chains using Industry 4.0 technologies: A data-driven optimization approach towards the circular economy

With the increasing importance of environmental issues and the growing global economy, companies are looking to transform their supply chain operations into a circular economy. The main objective of this project is to present a data-driven optimization approach and decision support tool enabling the sustainable design of closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) using Industry 4.0 technologies for a circular economy. The proposed approach can simultaneously integrate the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability when designing (CLSC). It also benefits from data collection throughout the product life cycle to determine the most optimal treatments to be applied after product recovery. The application of the proposed developments will be examined using real data from a case study.