In the recent environmental protection the reverse logistics of the used product is one of the most important research topics. The reverse logistics is the process flow of used-products that are collected to be reproduced so that they can be sold again to customers after some processing. We propose a multi-objective hybrid genetic algorithm (mo-hGA) combined with Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) for efficiently dealing with multi-objective reverse logistics network (mo-RLN) problem. The aim of this paper is firstly to formulate mo-RLN model, and secondly to optimize it by mo-hGA method proposed with reusable system configuration. In particular two objective functions to be minimized total costs of mo-RLN, (i.e. fixed opening cost, transportation cost and inventory cost) and also minimized delivery tardiness in all periods are considered in the model. We will clear each objective function (i.e. total costs and total delivery tardiness), computational time and number of Pareto solutions with LINGO, pri-awGA (priority-based GA with adaptive weight approach) and mo-hGA proposed with numerical examples. For demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed model, we evaluate with the numerical examples and simulate it with a bottles distilling/sale company as a case study in Busan, Korea.

The development of information technology has rapidly changed the logistics industry. RFID has become more and more important in the context of supply chain management (SCM), and implementation of RFID in SCM brings with it the potential to manage the information flow and to support communication and collaboration along the supply chain. This study was conducted to build a relation model, which is a structural model, to identify the effects of introducing RFID into the supply chain of the food and beverage industry in Korea. The supply chain of the food and beverage industry was divided into five activities: procurement, production, transport, sale, warehousing, and administration. This study was based on the premise that RFID will be embedded in a transport box or pallet circulated in the SC. The model showed that SC activities have positive relationships through the RFID system, and the introduction of RFID promotes information interchanges between SC activities, which in turn enable the coordination and consolidation of a total SCM. From the results of this study, it is expected that the RFID system does not only enable the SC partners to improve their utilities but also promotes the efficiency of SCM as a whole. This is meaningful considering that there is still a controversy regarding the effects of RFID on SCM.