Optimal manufacturing-remanufacturing policies in a lean production environment
This study analyses a production-management model that considers the possibility of implementing a reverse-logistics system for remanufacturing end-of-life products in a lean production environment (as opposed to models that use EOQ approaches). Decision variables are identified (including manufactu...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/6077 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/6077 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Business logistics Reverse-logistics Lean production Remanufacturing Supply chain management Logística inversa Producción flexible Producció flexible Refabricación Refabricació Gestió de la cadena de suministro Gestió de la cadena de subministrament Logística (Indústria) Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions |
| Sumario: | This study analyses a production-management model that considers the possibility of implementing a reverse-logistics system for remanufacturing end-of-life products in a lean production environment (as opposed to models that use EOQ approaches). Decision variables are identified (including manufacturing and remanufacturing capacities and return rates and use rates for end-oflife products) and optimal policies are determined. Moreover, the structure of these optimal policies is analysed. The conclusion drawn is that, in many realistic scenarios, mixed policies (that is, with return rates and use rates strictly between 0 and 1) can be optimal. This conclusion is contrary to results published in earlier studies, which are based on more restrictive assumptions. |
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