EOL strategy planning for components of returned products

Remanufacturability assessment studies have been focused on analysing the feasibility whether a product can be remanufactured. However, not all components in a product are suitable for remanufacturing, e.g. some components may have to be disposed of due to wear and corrosion. This paper proposes a decision support tool to evaluate remanufacturability at the component level, to facilitate component end-of-life (EOL) strategy planning. The EOL strategies that maximize the expected savings under quality uncertainty are determined through comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses. A new approach is introduced to quantify and integrate environmental considerations into the decision-making process.

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