A crucial stage of the remanufacturing process is the inspection procedure. Surveys carried out in the automotive remanufacturing sector show that the industry is concerned about the need this causes for a large amount of specialist skills. Despite this, there has been little research into what...

Remanufacture, a process of returning used products to “as-new” condition with matching guarantee, is commercially viable where the remaining value in the used product and the final selling price are much higher than the cost of the products’ rebuilding. Guide identified that...

The modern world is experiencing an unprecedented pace of technological change. The introduction of new technological products encourages consumers to trade in old products for new so that they can keep up with the latest in technology. One of the consequences of this rapid change in technology...

The costs associated with inspecting wind turbines are high due to their size and complexity. One potential method by which such costs can be reduced, is through the development of robust systems that can monitor the conditions of wind turbines remotely. This study proposes embedding sensors...

Nach wie vor ist Gruppenarbeit eine der Zauberformeln der aktuellen betrieblichen Rationalisierungsdiskussion: Ausgehendvon der Automobilbranche stehen gruppen- oder teamförmige Arbeitsstrukturen inzwischen vielerorts im Mittelpunktder Reorganisation der Produktion. Weniger Aufmerksamkeit...

In der unendlichen Geschichte "Gruppenarbeit" wurdeein weiteres Kapitel geschrieben. Die Verheißung kräftigerProduktivitätszugewinne, mit der die Reengineeringberaterim Gefolge von Womack u.a. (1991) die Gruppenarbeitpropagierten, hat in der Phase verschärfterWeltmarktkonkurrenz ihre Wirkung...