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Circular Economy Logistics

Keep costs down, accelerate, and drive the circular economy with our solutions for the most complex part of the supply chain.

From linear to circular 

Reduce - reuse - recycle - rethink. The linear economy is passé; the future belongs to the circular economy. The goal is to keep materials and components of all kinds in a continuous and sustainable cycle. Logistics plays a crucial role since the linear flows of traditional supply chains are disappearing – replaced by diverse, complex return and distribution flows.

We support you in implementing a circular economy by developing end-to-end operational management – to maximize the value of your goods, protect your brand, and achieve your sustainability goals. 

How the circular economy benefits you

  1. 1


    Future-ready
    Manufacturers must rethink products and consider the holistic product cycle to enable circularity.
  2. 2


    More efficiency, fewer costs
    Minimize your costs and increase the speed of the most complex area of the supply chain: returns. How? With our reverse logistics and repair services solutions.
  3. 3


    Reduced inventory holding and transportation costs
    Bring transparency to the supply chain and leverage your inventory management.
  4. 4


    Full range of services
    Create the ultimate, integrated supply chain experience by using our contract and lead logistics services.

How we support your circular economy

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Return initiation

  • Return acknowledgment
  • Return validation
  • RMA creation
  • RMA status update
  • Statistic analysis/reporting
  • Return label
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Return processing

  • Advance exchange and pick-up
  • Returns receiving
  • Repurpose assessment
  • Initial inspection
  • RMA validation
  • Warranty validation
  • Grading (1st level)
  • Put away
  • Redistribution
  • RTV
  • Scrap
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Repair processing

  • Visual and mechanical inspection
  • Software update
  • Functional inspection
  • Grading (2nd level)
  • Refurbishment
  • Repair parts management 
  • Parts harvesting

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