Research Article

Impact of Business Interoperability on the Performance of Complex Cooperative Supply Chain Networks: A Case Study

Table 11

Assumptions made.

ADesignationAssumed value

A1Probability of contaminated charge to be rejected0.030
A2Probability of a nonconforming charge to be rejected0.020
A3Probability of contaminated and nonconforming charge to be rejected0.050
A4Number of discharges per week~N (500; 50)
A5Inventory cost for each ton of rejected charge (€/ton)25
A6Penalty value charged by managing entity to collection points for each rejected charge (€/charge)~N (120; 10)
A7Washing fee imposed by recyclers or energy recoveries due to contaminated charges (€/charge)~N (25; 2)
A8Amount of nonconforming tires per each accepted charge (ton/charge)~N (0.13; 0.015)
A9Amount of contaminated tires per each accepted charge (ton/charge)~N (0.15; 0.025)
A10Penalty value charged by managing entity to transporters for each charge delivered with delay (€/charge)~N (25; 2)
A11Weight of each charge to recyclers and energy recoveries (ton/charge)~N (12.5; 1.2)
A12Number of working weeks per year51