After the expiration of each lease, lessees may return leased equipment on schedule, renew
the lease or purchase it according to the equipment status and their demands. By …

In a manufacturing/remanufacturing leasing system, quality of collected end-of-life leased
products is uncertain due to lessees-differentiated demands. Quality affects remanufacturing …

Lessors are responsible for equipment maintenance during the lease period. The usage rate
of these equipment affects their failures, reliability and decision-making on maintenance …

In the sharing business model, manufacturers typically increase customer usage through
product design but contend with escalating failure costs stemming from heightened …

Production, maintenance, and quality represent the three primary tasks in manufacturing
systems. Previous studies have predominantly focused on optimizing these tasks separately …

Due to growing consumer demands for immediacy, personalization, and high availability,
equipment manufacturers are venturing into the sharing market with expanded shared …