Giving Reverse Logistics Analysis

Majority of SME’s ( 72.4 percent ) did not include RL in training of their employees Balance 27.6 percent SME’s had least to somewhat included RL in the training of their employees. This explains that the SME’s are not inclined to train their employees in RL indicating that they have not given priority for RL training.
4.7f Strategies for Reverse logistics : ' Dedicating special areas for Return material storage '.
Table 4.7f
Strategies for Reverse logistics: ' Dedicating special areas for Return material storage '. a Level of presence. Not at all present Least present Somewhat present Mostly present Present all across Total
No. of Respondents 0 2 114 143 9 268
% Respondents 0.0 0.7 42.5 53.4 3.4 100.0
Note. a Level of presence:
4.7g. Strategies for Reverse logistics : ' Giving Reverse logistics same priority as forward logistics '.

A total of 138 respondents (51.5 percent) responded that ‘Giving Reverse logistics same priority as forward logistics’ was not at all present in their firms. 107 respondents (39.9 percent) responded that ‘Giving Reverse logistics same priority as forward logistics’ was least present at their place. 22 SME’s (8.2 percent) had somewhat given ‘Reverse logistics same priority as forward logistics’ and 1 SME (0.4 percent) had all across given ‘Reverse logistics same priority as forward
About 48.1 percent indicated least to somewhat presence of RL priority same as forward logistics. Only 0.4 percent SME’s showed that RL priority was that all across same as forward logistics.
The one SME having RL priority same all across was from product line of Industrial Gases / LPG gases No longer companies can afford to view RL as an afterthought. It can be the central competency of the supply chain. It has to be realized that proper RL management can reduce costs and also boost revenues. They can use RL capabilities as their market differentiators with the intent of customer satisfaction before, during and after product delivery.
4.7h Strategies for Reverse logistics: ' Including Reverse logistics performance in employee appraisals '.
Table 4.7h
Strategies for Reverse logistics : ' Including Reverse logistics performance in employee appraisals '.

a Level of presence. Not at all present Least present Somewhat present Mostly present Present all across