Practices and results reverse logistics in the High Paulista supermarkets

• Grant number: 14/06768-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2014
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Business Administration
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Silva Braga Junior
• Grantee: Karina Tonelli Silveira Dias
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Tupã. Tupã , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The growing environmental awareness, environmental conservation, social justice and concern for future generations are directly related to the way the business process their products and services. The retail growth results from the diversification of the sector in order to meet the needs of consumers and their level of demand. Pressed by the consumer and the legislation, the adoption of environmental preservation practices are becoming stronger in the retail market. The objective of this research is to analyze and quantify practices performed their results through environmental and economic gains generated from the use of reverse logistics in the retail market. To achieve the proposed objective the study will be conducted in the cities of Tupã and Marília along with two supermarkets in each city to compare quantities and types of waste that is collected by means of reverse logistics. To achieve the expected results will be used Wuppertal method to measure quantitatively how the company ceases to pollute the environment. To point out the economic advantages, the financial results will be compared to a net profit and turnover of retailers that are objects of study. Therefore, the adoption of practices of reverse logistics in retail can be evaluated for different sizes of markets as its economic, environmental and social viability. (AU)