Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/209275 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Editor:] Kersten, Wolfgang [Editor:] Blecker, Thorsten [Editor:] Ringle, Christian M. [Editor:] 978-3-7375-6207-2 [Title:] Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: New Designs and Strategies. Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL), Vol. 21 [Publisher:] epubli GmbH [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 153-181
Publisher: 
epubli GmbH, Berlin
Abstract: 
Environmental issues are a growing priority in supply chain management, which has heightened the interest in remanufacturing. A key attribute of a remanufacturing strategy is the division of labor in the reverse channel, especially whether the remanufacturing should be performed in-house or outsourced to a third party. We investigate this decision for a retailer who accepts returns of a remanufacturable product. Our formulation considers the relative cost-effectiveness of the two approaches, uncertainty in the input quality of the collected/returned used products, consumer willingness- to-pay for remanufactured product, and the extent to which the remanufactured product cannibalizes demand for new product. Our analysis predicts the retailer's propensity to remanufacture, which provides a metric of the environmental impact of each strategy.
Subjects: 
Reverse Channel Design
Remanufacturing
Outsourcing
Environmental Impact
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Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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