Abstract: “The primary target in this study is to present the tendency of academicians and practitioners towards the reverse logistics (RL) issue. Hence, the literature related to the issue is examined in detail and at the end of the study some valuable information is gathered according to the distribution of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in various segments of RL. Based on the results presented, it’ll be appropriate to decide whether it is a necessity to continue considering the RL concept in managerial processes or not.”

Keywords: reverse logistics, artificial intelligence, metaheuristics