Daoud Aït-Kadi is Professor at Laval University, Canada and a member of CIRRELT. His research concerns reliability/maintenance, lifecycle engineering, production management and reverse logistics. He is a resident member of Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in Morocco.

Marc Chouinard is researcher at Laval University, Canada and a member of CIRRELT. His research focuses on the design and management of logistic networks, reverse logistics and sustainable development.

Suzanne Marcotte is Professor at l’Ecole des sciences de la gestion at UQAM in Montréal, Canada and a member of CIRRELT. Her main areas of research are reverse logistics, and factory design and construction.

Diane Riopel is Professor at Ecole polytechnique de Montréal, Canada and a member of CIRRELT. Her main areas of research are reverse logistics, storage and handling.