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Sustainable Re-manufacturing

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 6045

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mitsutaka Matsumoto

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Guest Editor
Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 305-8564 Ibaraki, Japan
Interests: product life cycle engineering; remanufacturing; eco-design; product service system
Prof. Dr. Kenichiro Chinen

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Guest Editor
College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA
Interests: international business; sustainability business

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

Due to the pace at which natural resources are consumed today, we face the risk of resource scarcity and environmental degradation. This leads companies to have “sustainability” concepts in their products, designs, and logistics. Remanufacturing is an industrial process that restores used products to a like-new functional state. It is a more sustainable mode of manufacturing because it can be profitable and less harmful to the environment than conventional manufacturing. Remanufacturing is also expected to create jobs, stimulate innovation, and increase trade and investment across multiple products, in both industrialized economies and developing and transition economies. However, the practices and acceptances of remanufacturing today are substantially limited, indicating that remanufacturing faces various barriers, whether they are technological, economic, market, cultural, business, or regulatory. Remanufacturing is an indispensable element in sustainable product businesses. In today’s economy, the new normal after the global pandemic, supported by ongoing progresses of digitalization, can bring a more deepened servisized economy. In the structural transformation of modern economies from manufacturing to services, consumers/customers will increasingly be demanding services, functions, and values of products rather than the physical properties of products, which will give more advanced opportunities to remanufacturing. Understanding the features, barriers, and opportunities of remanufacturing is indispensable to see the future of sustainable consumption and production.

This Special Issue calls for research papers that contribute to deepening the understanding of barriers to remanufacturing, particularly market barriers, business barriers, and societal barriers. We also invite research papers that address needs for sustainable consumption and production, as well as challenges for remanufacturing. This Special Issue does not limit the scope to remanufacturing, but also targets other circular manufacturing processes such as product refurbishment, repair, and direct reuse. 

Dr. Mitsutaka Matsumoto
Prof. Dr. Kenichiro Chinen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Remanufacturing, RRRDR (remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair, and direct reuse)
  • Products, design, and logistics for remanufacturing
  • Market acceptance of remanufactured products
  • Business model incorporating remanufacturing
  • Policy support for remanufacturing

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Standardizing Components and Rotating Workers Using GT-Based Algorithm—A Case Study
by Ming-Liang Li
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7880; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147880 - 14 Jul 2021
Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1642
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In both manufacturing and remanufacturing systems, exploiting bulk buying and avoiding delivery delays due to material shortages are crucial. One method that aids in these processes is component standardization. Additionally, company managers seek to reduce labor costs and mitigate the risk of sudden [...] Read more.
In both manufacturing and remanufacturing systems, exploiting bulk buying and avoiding delivery delays due to material shortages are crucial. One method that aids in these processes is component standardization. Additionally, company managers seek to reduce labor costs and mitigate the risk of sudden worker resignation or absence due to, for example, reasons associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The aforementioned problems could be solved using the sorting algorithm proposed in this study. The concept of the proposed algorithm is based on group technology. One numerical example and two case studies are presented to demonstrate the utility of the proposed algorithm. The first example suggested that the performance of the algorithm proposed in this study is superior to another one in the literature. The second one demonstrated that the algorithm in this work achieves component standardization by reducing an initial number of 12 components down to 6. The final case study provides an effective means of grouping workers with similar operational abilities and suggests how to assign new tasks to other skilled workers if a worker resigns suddenly or cannot attend work due to pandemic prevention measures. Full article
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Indonesians’ Perceptions of Auto Parts Remanufactured in China: Implications for Global Remanufacturing Operations
by Kenichiro Chinen and Mitsutaka Matsumoto
Sustainability 2021, 13(7), 3968; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073968 - 2 Apr 2021
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Remanufacturing is a key strategy for achieving a circular economy. One crucial obstacle to remanufacturing is consumers’ acceptance (or non-acceptance) of remanufactured products. The current study investigated Indonesian consumers’ perceived images of remanufactured auto parts (RAPs) remanufactured in China. Consumers’ perception of a [...] Read more.
Remanufacturing is a key strategy for achieving a circular economy. One crucial obstacle to remanufacturing is consumers’ acceptance (or non-acceptance) of remanufactured products. The current study investigated Indonesian consumers’ perceived images of remanufactured auto parts (RAPs) remanufactured in China. Consumers’ perception of a target country can be either helpful or damaging for an international business. If China seeks successful remanufacturing operations across national boundaries, it must establish national branding and manage the image of remanufactured products to meet and exceed consumer expectations in the global market. An online survey with 500 respondents was conducted to examine (1) how basic product knowledge of RAPs influence consumers’ perceived risks and benefits, (2) whether consumers’ purchase intention of RAPs made in the home country influences their purchase intention of RAPs made in China, and (3) whether the trust in the RAP certification increases purchase intention of RAPs. Full article
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