Uncertainty in the supply of used products both in terms of quantity and quality has been identified by academics and practitioners as one of the most important challenges for firms to invest in closed-loop systems and product reusability. This article focuses on two types of uncertainties and their impact on these investments. Firstly we analyze the impact of remanufacturing cost uncertainty, ...

One of the most successful ways to get word out about a product’s popularity across all types customers is through advertising. It has valuable direct influence on increasing product demand. The supply chain model developed for manufacturer and retailer, where advertisements are dependent advertisement rate been considered function that enhanced at diminishing concerning time, although growth s...

This paper presents the findings of experimental research carried out at a Caterpillar Remanufacturing facility in the UK into core inspection at the initial stage of remanufacture – Receive Core. The initial analysis of results shows an increase in productivity with increase of inspection but that this increase is finite and over-inspection leads to an overall decrease of productivity and an i...

Abstract. In this paper, a production inventory model is developed for the business enterprise which consists of three wings. The first wing is for manufacturing new items, the second wing is for collecting the returned items, while third wing is for remanufacturing the returned item. In this model we consider the fact that the storage item is deteriorated during storage periods and salvage val...

Remanufacturing is an active area of research due to its cost saving capabilities and emission-reduction benefits. After being disassembled, cleaned and inspected, the core components go through a series of reconditioning operations before being reassembled into the final remanufactured product, and tested to ensure quality. However, used core components have varying conditions, different defec...

In practical peening operation, the values of inlet air pressure and media flow rate are manually preset to acquire desired intensity requirements. The operator often needs perform intensive experimental trials determine a set operational inputs for actual production. Obtaining these parameters is time-consuming labor-intensive. Thus, in this study, we propose an optimal distributed model predi...

In a market with rapid changes in technology and customer preferences, technological obsolescence of end-of-life products poses a significant challenge to product recovery. Remanufacturing with optimal part upgrades can be a promising solution for overcoming the obsolescence. This paper proposes a model for positioning a remanufactured product. By considering original product design, target mar...