Measuring Performance Of Reverse Logistics System In Pet Bottles Recovery In Eabsco.

The East Africa Bottling Share Company(EABSCo) , Coca-Cola’s leading local independent franchise bottlingrnpartners, has commissioned a $50 million (ETB 800 million) to manufacture 750 ,000 recyclable bottles per day tornmeet increasing demand for Coca-Cola beverages in Ethiopia (Press release , Sept 2012). This research is aimed tornmeasure the performance of reverse logistics in recovering PET bottles of EABSCo. Quantitative and qualitative researchrnis employed. Both primary and secondary data gathered and analyzed.rnThe study finding revealed although there is understanding and application of reverse logistics to recover asset such asrnReturnable Glass Bottles (RGB), this case does not indicated in terms of recovering post-consumer PET bottles. Therernsupporting evidence unavailability legal enforcement in the country significantly affected EABSCo to engage in recoveryrnof PET bottles through well established. There is evidence showing absence of legal framework is reflected on company’srnpolicy failure to embrace as must to do activities. This further implied for lack of recognizing recovering PET bottles asrna key competitive of the company. In Conclusion, according to Alvarez-Gil et al. (2007), supply chain players arernsuggested to be the motivators of reverse logistics implementation. In contrary , there is no effort being done linked tornrecovering of PET bottles either through its well own recovery chain or through creating integration with inform wasternrecovery chain.rnThe research is limited by unavailability of information due to thematic areas new areas for the industry.rnIn terms of future areas of research measuring the performance which includes the full supply chain actors is an areasrnwhich requires further investigations. Secondly, additional research can be conducted to understand the product life cyclernanalysis of PET bottles in Ethiopia. Further research could also be done to better understand the social and economicrnimpact of improper waste disposal that might arise from plastic wastes such as PET bottles

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