In this paper we consider a tactical production planning problem for remanufacturing when returned products have different quality levels due to different conditions of the returns. The remanufacturing cost increases as the quality level decreases, and any unused returns may be salvaged at a...

We model the optimal disposition decision for product returns. The manager decides which product returns to accept for processing at the remanufacturing facility, and which ones to sell immediately as-is at a salvage value. High congestion levels in the remanufacturing facility delay the sale of...