Addressing decision making for remanufacturing operations and design-for-remanufacture

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-102

  Ijomah, Winifred L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Remanufacture; Service; Sustainable manufacture

Indexed keywords

AERO-ENGINE; BUSINESS MODELS; CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING; DESIGN GUIDE; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; HIGH-LEVEL DESIGN; INITIAL STAGES; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS; PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS; ROBUST DESIGNS; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; USED PRODUCT;

DESIGN; MANUFACTURE;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77956480943     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397030902953080     Document Type: Article

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