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Title End-of-life aircraft treatment in the context of sustainable development, lean management, and global business
ID_Doc 65461
Authors Keivanpour, S; Kadi, DA; Mascle, C
Title End-of-life aircraft treatment in the context of sustainable development, lean management, and global business
Year 2017
Published International Journal Of Sustainable Transportation, 11.0, 5
DOI 10.1080/15568318.2016.1256455
Abstract Dealing with retired aircraft taking into account the environmental, social, and economic impacts is emerging as an air transportation problem for the near future. The players involved in the problem wish to solve this challenge in a systematic way to benefit from the value extracted from the core activities of the end-of-life (EoL) aircraft treatment, decrease the environmental impacts, and at the same time maximize the social value. This paper proposes a holistic approach to EoL aircraft treatment considering lean management, sustainable development, and the global business environment. An integrated optimization framework is proposed to support decision-making at both the strategic and managerial levels. The flexibility of the framework makes it possible to compare different business models, dismantling strategies, and network structures that impact the efficiency, stability, and leanness of the recovery network. A solution methodology based on the joint application of fuzzy interactive approach and genetic algorithm is introduced. The application perspective and guidelines for pilot study are also provided. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that recovery of EoL aircraft is considered based on three aspects of sustainability, lean, and global business. Therefore, this study provides many promising perspectives in this context to enrich the literature of EoL aircraft as a new aviation industry challenge and opportunity.
Author Keywords End-of-Life (EoL) aircraft treatment; integrated optimization framework; global business; lean management; multi-objective optimization; sustainable development
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000395014400004
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies; Transportation
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Transportation
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