An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context

Paola Fernanda Vintimilla Álvarez; Faustino Alarcón Valero

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82334-3_28

An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context

Paola Fernanda Vintimilla Álvarez (First Author)
, Faustino Alarcón Valero (Last Author)

Departamento de Química Aplicada y Sistemas de Producción

Polytechnic University of Valencia

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Abstract

During the past decades, Reverse Logistics (RL) has received much attention. Its incorporation and implementation modify the space necessity of the enterprises and the optimal way of the plant resources configuration, basically because new needs of space arise for recovery products, inspection, storage, and for disposal activities. Hence, the facility layout problem (FLP) for enterprises with RL needs should consider new aspects derived from reverse and bi-directional (forward and reverse) flows. However, research results show work mainly focused on FLP and on RL separately. Nevertheless, the lack of a review study on this subject is a gap that has not been regarded so far. In this paper, a literature review is presented to define the FLP in a reverse and bi-directional logistics context. The literature references in the field of facility layout and RL are gathered, categorized, and reviewed. The contributions are analysed form different perspectives. Finally, several issues are highlighted to be investigated in future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024)
Editors	Ruth Carrasco Gallego, Jaime Moreno Serna, Miguel Gutiérrez, Carmen Avilés Palacios
Publisher	Springer
Pages	158-164
Number of pages	7
Volume	239
Edition	Primera
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-82334-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-82333-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82334-3_28
State	E-pub ahead of print - 10 May 2025
Event	18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM, 2024) - Madrid, Spain Duration: 4 Jul 2025 → 5 Jul 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies
Volume	239
ISSN (Print)	2367-4512
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-4520

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM, 2024)
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	4/07/25 → 5/07/25

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Bi-directional Logistics
Facility Layout
Remanufacturing
Reverse Logistics

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Vintimilla Álvarez, P. F., & Alarcón Valero, F. (2025). An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context. In R. Carrasco Gallego, J. Moreno Serna, M. Gutiérrez, & C. Avilés Palacios (Eds.), Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024) (Primera ed., Vol. 239, pp. 158-164). (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies; Vol. 239). Springer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82334-3_28

Vintimilla Álvarez, Paola Fernanda ; Alarcón Valero, Faustino. / An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context. Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024). editor / Ruth Carrasco Gallego ; Jaime Moreno Serna ; Miguel Gutiérrez ; Carmen Avilés Palacios. Vol. 239 Primera. ed. Springer, 2025. pp. 158-164 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies).

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Vintimilla Álvarez, PF & Alarcón Valero, F 2025, An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context. in R Carrasco Gallego, J Moreno Serna, M Gutiérrez & C Avilés Palacios (eds), Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024). Primera edn, vol. 239, Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol. 239, Springer, pp. 158-164, 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM, 2024), Madrid, Spain, 4/07/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82334-3_28

An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context. / Vintimilla Álvarez, Paola Fernanda (First Author); Alarcón Valero, Faustino (Last Author).
Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024). ed. / Ruth Carrasco Gallego; Jaime Moreno Serna; Miguel Gutiérrez; Carmen Avilés Palacios. Vol. 239 Primera. ed. Springer, 2025. p. 158-164 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies; Vol. 239).

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Vintimilla Álvarez PF, Alarcón Valero F. An Approach to the Facility Layout Problem in Reverse and Bi-Directional Logistics Context. In Carrasco Gallego R, Moreno Serna J, Gutiérrez M, Avilés Palacios C, editors, Actas del XVIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Industrial y Gestión Industrial (ICIEIM) – XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2024). Primera ed. Vol. 239. Springer. 2025. p. 158-164. (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies). Epub 2025 May 10. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-82334-3_28

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