Optimal policies in hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing systems with random price-sensitive product returns

X Xu, Y Li, X Cai - International Journal of Production Research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Production Research, 2012Taylor & Francis
We study a production planning problem in which a manufacturer aims to meet a random
market demand by manufacturing new product and remanufacturing returned product. The
product returns are random and price-sensitive. To maximise his profit, the manufacturer
needs to optimally decide on the acquisition price for the returned product as well as the
quantities of the new product to be manufactured and the returned product to be
remanufactured. We investigate two cases based on the relative lengths of the …
We study a production planning problem in which a manufacturer aims to meet a random market demand by manufacturing new product and remanufacturing returned product. The product returns are random and price-sensitive. To maximise his profit, the manufacturer needs to optimally decide on the acquisition price for the returned product as well as the quantities of the new product to be manufactured and the returned product to be remanufactured. We investigate two cases based on the relative lengths of the manufacturing and remanufacturing lead times. (1) In the case with a shorter manufacturing lead time, the manufacturer first decides his acquisition price for the returned product before the production starts, and then decides the quantities of manufacturing/remanufacturing after the product returns are realised. (2) In the case with a shorter remanufacturing lead time, the manufacturer first decides the manufacturing quantity and the acquisition price simultaneously, and then the remanufacturing quantity based on the quantity of manufactured and returned products. Each case is formulated as a two-stage stochastic optimisation problem, and the corresponding optimal polices of both are characterised and derived.
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