The acquisition of used products (cores) is essential for leveraging the advantages of
remanufacturing. Due to limited historical information about cores, it is difficult for the …

The quality of acquirable used products (cores) is highly variable, which has made
production planning and control of remanufacturing systems difficult. This paper studies an …

Core acquisition is essential to the success of the remanufacturing business. The value of
sorting and grading cores into nominal-quality classes has been certified in industry and …

Cores acquired by a remanufacturer are typically highly variable in quality. Even if the
expected fractions of the various quality levels are known, then the exact fractions when …

When making decisions to acquire used products or components (cores), a remanufacturer
faces limited information on the quality or proportional yield of cores during the recovery …

Reusing electric vehicles (EV) batteries that reach the end of their useful first life is an
environmental and cost-competitive option; however, the process of recycling EV batteries is …

We discuss the optimal raw material acquisition strategy for a third party remanufacturer
(3PR). We specifically investigate whether a 3PR should acquire used products or cores in …

Original scientific paper High uncertainty and variability of acquirable cores can lead to
some difficulties of operations management in the remanufacturing process. Two acquisition …

Uncertainties in the quality and price of returned items add to the management complexity of
remanufacturing system. To achieve the optimal procurement strategy for improved …

In this study, we combine two aspects of remanufacturing, namely product acquisition
management and marketing (pricing) of the remanufactured products. We consider an …