Sustainability

Design for Remanufacture (DfRem); closed-loop supply chain (CLSC); modeling framework; investment cooperation; operational decision optimization

With the prevalence of a circular economy, extended producer responsibility, and the maturity of intelligent manufacturing technology, Design for Remanufacture (DfRem) has become a new driving force for the profitability of the modern supply chain. DfRem activities occur at the stageofnewproductdesignbuthaveasignificantimpactonsubsequentremanufacturingoperations. Basedontheclosed-loopsupplychainoperationsystemswithDfRem,wesystematicallyexploredthe impactofDfRemonsupplychainoperationdecisionsthroughacasestudyandmodelinganalysisand builtupamodelingresearchframeworkofDfRem-drivenclosed-loopsupplychain(CLSC)operation decision-making. Our research identified DfRem-driven model design elements and discussed the modeling of DfRem-driven investment decision problems, involving different approaches to obtain DfRem investment (i.e., DfRem-driven horizontal or vertical supply chain cooperation) and the ownership of DfRem-level decision-making rights. Moreover, the DfRem-driven two-stage and multi-period modeling processes are elaborated in detail. The aim of this paper is to provide other scholars with a more comprehensive understanding of DfRem research issues, and to establish an integrated DfRem-driven research framework for subsequent scholars to better conduct modeling research on DfRem.

Shuiye Niu, Honglong Zhuo, Kelei Xue*

Journal paper

Management Science

Management Science and Engineering

J

11

12

3299

2.592

No

2019-05

SSCI、SCI