The profitability of remanufacturing depends on the quantity and quality of product returns and on the demand for … framework for determining the optimal prices and the corresponding profitability. …

We study the acquisition and production planning problem for a hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing system with core … and production quantities. The production cost differences among remanufacturing high- and low-quality cores and … of high-quality cores is increasing in manufacturing and remanufacturing cost differences, while the acquisition price of …

products remanufacturing. In this paper, we discuss the optimal decision for a joint manufacturing and remanufacturing system … in a multi-period horizon, including manufacturing decision, remanufacturing and disposal decisions of the returned …

product recovery and remanufacturing strategy for a firm that can offer trade-in rebates to achieve price discrimination. We … also consider the effect of potential entry of third-party remanufacturers on the firm's recovery and remanufacturing …

remanufacturing. Our model constructs are based on detailed interviews with top managers from two leading competitors in the medium …

sustainability. An important class of such "reverse" goods flows has to do with remanufacturing (reman), which refers to activities … associated with product life-cycle demand and core supply), 2) difficulty with capacity planning for remanufacturing (while … remanufacturing activities. These difficulties are mostly attributable to limited visibility and higher levels of uncertainty in …

inefficiency? If yes, to what extent and under which conditions—lower remanufacturing cost or higher price sensitivity coefficients … condition with a higher price sensitivity coefficient and/or a lower remanufacturing cost. In addition, the pricing decisions … addition, numerical results suggest that it may be worth adopting such a hybrid strategy when the remanufacturing cost is low …

Measures to extend the economic lives of products--such as remanufacturing carried out by <i>closed-loop supply chains …