Industrial Engineering Journal

Industrial Engineering Journal ›› 2011, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (2): 1-5.

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On the Closed-Loop Supply Chain Modes of Product Remanufacturing with Government Reimbursement

       The economical value and environmental welfare for collecting and remanufacturing used goods are widely appreciated.To make collecting and remanufacturing of used goods profitable,governments in many countries promulgate reimbursement policies on it.A manufacturer has three options for collecting such products: collecting by manufacturers,collecting by retailers,and collecting by the third party.After models are developed for the three closedloop remanufacturingbased supply chain modes under government reimbursement policies,comparisons of different modes are conducted by using these models.The influences of government reimbursement policies on different modes are analyzed.   

  1. 1.School of Economics and Business Administration,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China;2.Management School,Queen’s University,Belfast,BT7 1NN,UK
  • Online:2011-04-30 Published:2011-04-30

Abstract:     The economical value and environmental welfare for collecting and remanufacturing used goods are widely appreciated.To make collecting and remanufacturing of used goods profitable,governments in many countries promulgate reimbursement policies on it.A manufacturer has three options for collecting such products: collecting by manufacturers,collecting by retailers,and collecting by the third party.After models are developed for the three closedloop remanufacturingbased supply chain modes under government reimbursement policies,comparisons of different modes are conducted by using these models.The influences of government reimbursement policies on different modes are analyzed.

Key words: reverse logistics, remanufacturing, closed-loop supply chain, government reimbursement