Different operations, such as take-back, cleaning, and repair, lead to high system variability rendering remanufacturing systems difficult to manage. Even when a product is successfully remanufactured, there remains the problem of customer perception of remanufactured products being not able to perform as well as new ones. The possibility of several different options (reusing, remanufacturing, and recycling) further compound the complexity of the information set that should be considered for effective remanufacturing. This paper develops a method that can be employed for making component level decisions that accounts for aforesaid issues. A metric is proposed that measures the randomness or variability imposed by a reuse alternative. A measure of effective age is also proposed, extending the lines of previous research. A washing machine example illustrates the method and how the two measures can be incorporated into a design decision model.
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Variability and Component Criticality in Component Reuse and Remanufacturing Systems
Vijitashwa Pandey,
Vijitashwa Pandey
Post-Doctoral Associate
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering,
e-mail: vpandey2@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, 104 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
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Deborah Thurston
Deborah Thurston
Gutsgell Professor
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering,
e-mail: thurston@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, 104 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
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Vijitashwa Pandey
Post-Doctoral Associate
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, 104 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801e-mail: vpandey2@illinois.edu
Deborah Thurston
Gutsgell Professor
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, 104 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801e-mail: thurston@illinois.edu
J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. Dec 2010, 10(4): 041004 (8 pages)
Published Online: December 17, 2010
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March 4, 2008
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May 6, 2010
Online:
December 17, 2010
Published:
December 17, 2010
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Pandey, V., and Thurston, D. (December 17, 2010). "Variability and Component Criticality in Component Reuse and Remanufacturing Systems." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. December 2010; 10(4): 041004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3514077
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