Track: Masters Thesis Competition

Abstract

Abstract

The subject of reverse logistics has grown exponentially due to an increase in production and consumption activities. Companies are now more pressurized by regulatory bodies to be more responsible in dealing with the environment and producing their products. Reverse logistics has been proven to be an effective and efficient way to deal with the environment and optimize the performance of organizations. However, this concept is often misunderstood and many companies still don’t realize the benefits of implementing it in the operation of their businesses. Academic research in this field is limited, especially in the context of the Republic Democratic of Congo. They are no studies conducted to evaluate the effect of reverse logistics practices on the economic performance of companies, this is the case of the manufacturing companies such as Simba breweries in particular. The gap has been identified and should be filled by researchers. The study aimed at evaluating the economic benefits of the reverse logistics system at Simba breweries. For this, a descriptive research design was followed and data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that there was a positive and significant correlation between Reuse practice and the economic benefit of the company with a correlation and regression coefficient of 0.91 and 3.38. The study identified the economic benefit of implementing RL practices. Reuse practice decreases the cost of production by 65% and increased the profitability of the company by 60%. More research is needed to investigate feather the implementation of other practices of this system.