ABSTRACT

New, Now, Next. Consumers' ever growing appetite to acquire new products and their short courtship with them has kept manufacturers busy not only expending resources at an alarming rate, but also depleting these resources and giving rise to waste and pollution at a correspondingly increasing and disturbing rate. Traditional manufacturing methods th

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction and Overview

chapter 3|26 pages

Product Design

chapter 5|12 pages

Selection of Used Products

chapter 6|12 pages

Evaluation of Remanufacturing Facilities

chapter 7|10 pages

Forecasting

chapter 8|10 pages

Job Sequencing

chapter 9|36 pages

Inventory Management

chapter 10|18 pages

Production Planning and Control

chapter 11|8 pages

Capacity Planning

chapter 12|14 pages

Pricing

chapter 13|14 pages

Control Mechanisms

chapter 14|22 pages

Uncertainty Management

chapter 15|10 pages

Product Acquisition Management

chapter 16|6 pages

Supplier Evaluation

chapter 17|20 pages

Optimal Supplier Portfolio

chapter 19|14 pages

Performance Measurement

chapter 20|56 pages

Disassembly

chapter 21|2 pages

Cleaning

chapter 22|6 pages

Inspection

chapter 23|8 pages

Reassembly

chapter 24|4 pages

Conclusions