Work with too small or poorly laid out warehouses;
Complexity and high degree of uncertainty regarding recovery
stream;
Lack of real time tracking of incoming merchandise does not
permit quick put away or cross docking;
Poor process integration into the warehouse does not allow
returned merchandise to be immediately allocated and
shipped;
High costs to establish the reverse logistics process to test and
repackage the returned goods (products or packaging) for
resale, costs for disposal of unserviceable items, etc.