09 - Disposal Logistics

Question 0

Explain the “poluter pays principle” in the context of a changing structure of product life cycles!

Answer 0

1) development of reusable products
2) technical durability of products
3) product labelling
4) withdrawal of products and their recycling on their environmentally friendly disposal

Question 1

Draw and describe the change in the product life cycle!

Answer 1

9a

Question 2

Name and describe the two objectives of disposal logistics! Which conflicts can arise?

Answer 2

1) Economic objectives
Reduction of logistics costs
Service to the customer
2) Ecological objectives
Conservation of resources 
Reduction of emissions

Conflicts:
Recycling is expensive

Question 3

Name three possible disposal strategies. Describe the related content and give one example for each strategy! Also describe the order of applying the strategies!

Answer 3

1) Prevention:
To avoid the emergence of new waste in advance 
e.g. Elimination of certain packaging 
2) Reduction :
Use of resource-saving alternatives 
e.g. Use of less-polluting trucks
3) Recycling
4) Disposal
The final discarding of waste from a business perspective. 
e.g. Landfilling, Combustion, Composting

Question 4

How can you categorize the services of disposal logistics? Give examples!

Answer 4

1) core services
- storage
- transport
- handling
2) additional services
- collection
- sorting
- packaging
3) information services
- order handling

Question 5

Illustrate the phases of the disposal logistics! Give examples and explain the analogy to the supply logistic!

Answer 5

9g

Question 6

Waste management can be divided into three dimensions. Name those dimensions and explain the context!

Answer 6

1) normative dimension
Waste management policy and culture and the vision of a company
2) strategic dimension
Development of strategy for the realization of the waste management policy
3) operational dimension
Implementation of policy and strategy in the operating business