TY - GEN
T1 - Market-driven positioning of remanufactured product for design for remanufacturing with part upgrade
AU - Kwak, Minjung
AU - Kim, Harrison Hyung Min
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In a market with rapid changes in technology and customer preferences, technological obsolescence of end-of-life products poses a significant challenge to product end-of-life recovery. Remanufacturing with appropriate part upgrade can be a promising solution for overcoming obsolescence. This paper proposes a model for positioning a remanufactured product with an aim to support design for remanufacturing with part reuse and upgrade. By considering original product design, target market, and recovery economics (i.e., original design specifications, expected timing and quantity of end-of-life products, customer preferences and competing products, and expected remanufacturing cost and revenue), the model provides an estimate for appropriate selling price and specifications of a remanufactured product at which maximum recovery profit is expected. The developed model is illustrated with an example of desktop computer. Potential applications are also discussed with an emphasis on design for remanufacturing and recovery strategy planning.
AB - In a market with rapid changes in technology and customer preferences, technological obsolescence of end-of-life products poses a significant challenge to product end-of-life recovery. Remanufacturing with appropriate part upgrade can be a promising solution for overcoming obsolescence. This paper proposes a model for positioning a remanufactured product with an aim to support design for remanufacturing with part reuse and upgrade. By considering original product design, target market, and recovery economics (i.e., original design specifications, expected timing and quantity of end-of-life products, customer preferences and competing products, and expected remanufacturing cost and revenue), the model provides an estimate for appropriate selling price and specifications of a remanufactured product at which maximum recovery profit is expected. The developed model is illustrated with an example of desktop computer. Potential applications are also discussed with an emphasis on design for remanufacturing and recovery strategy planning.
KW - Product end-of-life recovery
KW - Remanufacturing
KW - Reuse
KW - Upgrade
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U2 - 10.1115/DETC2011-48432
DO - 10.1115/DETC2011-48432
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863579259
SN - 9780791854860
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
SP - 1043
EP - 1055
BT - ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2011
T2 - ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2011
Y2 - 28 August 2011 through 31 August 2011
ER -