Remanufacturing has been receiving a growing attention in both academia and industry due to its economic and … environmental benefits. This study investigates the effects of simultaneous remanufacturing, i.e., the effects of entrance of an … actor to remanufacturing business when there is already one actor making remanufacturing. To this end, three remanufacturing …

chain performance: (i) Input material reduction incentives via contracting, and (ii) scrap material recycling. We … consideration, and which party in the supply chain controls the strategic recycling decision. We find that the supply chain should … utilize both approaches in a complementary way for components with complex geometry, yet deliberately limit recycling and …