Proceedings Second International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing · 2003 · 55 citations · 0 references
ManagementManufacturing EngineeringOperations ManagementInnovationProduction EngineeringProduction SystemsProduct DevelopmentProduct Life Cycle ManagementProduct Lifecycle ManagementProduct OperationsProduct RoadmappingProduct-process AlignmentRemanufacturingRemanufacturing Business ModelsRemanufacturing EconomicsRemanufacturing NetworksRemanufacturing Of ElectronicsRemanufacturing OperationsRemanufacturing PlanningState-of-the-art Review
By presenting a global perspective of current technology trends and business plans of key remanufacturing activities in various industries, this contribution identifies remanufacturing as a profitable, both economic and ecologic approach to close the gap between shorter innovation cycles and longer product lives also in the electric and electronic industry. For this purpose a global review and evaluation of up-to-date remanufacturing companies' activities of various products and industries, their opportunities, challenges and outlooks have been done, and will be presented as a state-of-the-art report and an aid to decision making.