Sustainable Random Paradigm of Centralized Multi-Customized Facilities with Fourth-Party Logistics and Cleaner Production with Remanufacturing

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Research from Yonsei University in South Korea has shed light on the potential of sustainable fourth-party logistics in reducing supply chain management and logistics costs. According to investigators, customers are increasingly turning to reassembled, remanufactured, and electronic gadgets to save on purchasing costs. As a result, the industry must adapt by implementing fourth-party logistics to simplify complex logistics systems and reduce costs.

Key Takeaways:

  • The research utilized smart production to reduce logistics costs by implementing fourth-party logistics, which systematically represents complex logistics systems.
  • The logistics system considered newly produced products, remanufactured products, and spare parts sent by third-party logistics to meet customers' demand patterns.
  • A bound was used to obtain the expected shortage amount, allowing for the removal of lost sales and the attainment of a global optimum solution.
  • Sensitivity analysis revealed that the best effectiveness key parameters included not only a single parameter but also multiple parameters, such as purchasing cost and selling price of retailers.
  • The research concluded that fourth-party logistics is the biggest effort to obtain global maximum profit with respect to decision variables.

Statistics:

  • The research was published in the October 17, 2025, issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production.
  • The Journal of Cleaner Production is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier Sci Ltd.
  • The research has been identified as "A Sustainable Random Paradigm of Centralized Multi-Customized Facility With Fourth-party Logistics (4pl) and Cleaner Production With Remanufacturing."
  • The research was conducted by investigators from Yonsei University.
  • The keywords for this news article include: Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Sustainability Research, Yonsei University.

Sources:

  • "A Sustainable Random Paradigm of Centralized Multi-customized Facility With Fourth-party Logistics (4pl) and Cleaner Production With Remanufacturing." Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025;525.
  • NewsRx. New Findings from Yonsei University in the Area of Sustainability Research Reported. Ecology, Environment & Conservation. October 17, 2025; p 435.