Production and Operations Management · 2008 · 410 citations · 39 references
ManagementBusiness EconomicsSupply Chain ManagementBusiness StrategyCircular EconomySupply Chain StrategyCircular Supply ChainsProduct DevelopmentProduct Lifecycle ManagementReturns ManagementClosed-loop Supply Chain DesignConsumer Behavior AnalysisCritical AssumptionsDesign For ReuseOperations Research ModelsRemanufacturing EconomicsReuseReuse Economies
The paper reviews analytic research on the business economics of product reuse, inspired by industrial practice, and calls for future empirical studies on consumer behavior, product diffusion, and return valuation. The authors classify the literature into four streams—industrial engineering/operations research, design, strategy, and behavioral—and present a framework linking these streams. The review highlights insights and critical assumptions for each paper, noting that some modeling assumptions risk institutionalization and urging renewed exploration of industrial practice.
This paper provides a critical review of analytic research on the business economics of product reuse inspired by industrial practice. Insights and critical assumptions are provided for each paper. We further classify the research into four streams: industrial engineering/operations research, design, strategy, and behavioral, and present a framework linking these streams. We find that some modeling assumptions risk being institutionalized, and suggest a renewed exploration of industrial practice. Future research should also include empirical work on consumer behavior, product diffusion, and valuation of returns.
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Strategic Issues in Product Recovery Management
Martijn Thierry, Marc Salomon, Jo van Nunen et al. · California Management Review · 1995 · 1.4K citations · Full text