Land subsidence threatens the living conditions of roughly 1.2 billion people worldwide in deltaic regions characterized by soft top soil. Economic activity in deltaic regions requires lowering the groundwater levels to keep the land sufficiently dry to maintain productivity, which, however,...

In this paper, we consider a company that can satisfy customers' demands for a product using two alternative sourcing strategies: (1) purchasing new products from outside sources (such as an international partner) or (2) collecting cores (used products) and remanufacturing them. As the purchase...