In the area of reverse logistics, remanufacturing has been proven to be a valuable option for product recovery. In many … the returned product. Although several authors study how the different lot sizes in a remanufacturing system shall be … determined, they do not consider the specificity of the remanufacturing process itself. Thus, the disassembly operations which …

Background: The remanufacturing plan of perfect cost makes reference to the remanufacturing plan of an optimal solution … of the economic lot-sizing problem with remanufacturing (ELSR). In this paper, we address the problem of determining the … quantities of the remanufacturing plan of perfect cost in an independent way. Results: Assuming that the periods where …

The remanufacturing industry as a whole and the automotive sector in particular have, over the years, proven to be …, remanufacturing is associated with complicating characteristics, not least to mention the process of core acquisition. The automotive … industry is one of the earliest adapters of remanufacturing. Parts like engines, brake calipers and servo pumps are common …

We present a new model formulation for a multi-product lot-sizing problem with product returns and remanufacturing …

traditional remanufacturing companies erodes rapidly and even the industrial principle of remanufacturing is at risk. Due to the … other e.g. via the vehicle controller area network (CAN), remanufacturing of these automotive systems requires innovative … application-orientated methods, test benches and skills for remanufacturing companies to find out the working principles of the …

and takes a certain fraction of the used items back for remanufacturing, in exchange for a deposit transferred to the … and remanufacturing costs, and unit holding costs at the vendor and the purchaser, the cost-minimal order/lot sizes and … remanufacturing rates are determined for the purchaser, the vendor, the whole system assuming partners' cooperation, and for a …

One of the industry sectors with the longest history in remanufacturing is the automotive industry. Remanufactured … is to achieve a steady flow of cores (parts that are used for remanufacturing). This flow could be secured by making … of the actual cores, and only perform the remanufacturing activity (service) for an OEM. This new relationship, called …