Manufacturing, remanufacturing

ARTC (2013) Manufacturing and Remanufacturing from http //www.a-star.edu.sg/artc/About-ARTC/Manufacturing-Remanufacturing.aspx... 

The remanufacturing process is more complex and more variable than traditional manufacturing. Remanufacturing process is a sequence of activities required to bring the worn-out product to like a new conditions. The authors present a remanufacturing as a flowchart in Fig. 1. 

Rubio S, Corominas A (2008) Optimal manufacturing-remanufacturing policies in a lean production environment Comput Ind Eng 55(1) 234—242... 

ANSI R15.06-1999, Industrial Robots and Robot Systems, Safety Requirements—provides requirements for industrial robot manufacture, remanufacture and rebuild, and robot system integration/installation and methods of safeguarding to enhance the safety of personnel associated with the use of robots and robot systems. 

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z434-03, Industrial Robots and Robot Systems— applies to the manufacture, remanufacture, rebuild, installation, safeguarding, maintenance and repair, testing and start-up, and personnel training requirements for industrial robots and robot systems. 

The term remanufactured product means a rechargeable consumer product that has been altered by the replacement of parts, repackaged, or repaired after initial sale by the original manufacturer. 

About 70% of materials that are routinely disposed of in landfills could be recycled instead. More than 30% of bulk municipal garbage collections consist of paper that could be remanufactured into other paper products. Other materials like plastic, metal, and glass can also be reused in manufacturing, which can greatly reduce the amount of waste materials disposed in landfills, as well as preserving sources of nonrenewable raw materials. 

V. D. R. Guide, R. H. Teunter, and L. N. Van Wassenhove, Matching Demand and Supply to Maximize Profits from Remanufacturing, Manufacturing Service Operations Management, 5(4), 303-316 (2003). 

When a durable product is retired from service it may be possible to restore it, or at least certain parts, to an "as-new" condition through remanufacturing. After full disassembly of the product, usable parts are cleaned, refurbished and put into inventory. Then, a new product can be assembled using both new and old parts. The performance of this product can be similar to that of a new product. Examples of parts frequently remanufactured are car starter assemblies and manufacturing equipment such as machining tools [35],... 

In summary, mass customization addresses basic issues of production systems across product design, marketing, manufacturing, sale, and service to remanufacturing. It will continue to be a main thrust in both theory and practice. 

Behret H, Korugan A (2005) Quality of retums is it a factor in remanufacturing In Gupta MS (ed) Environmentally conscious manufacturing V, proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5997. SPIE Bellingham... 

Hauser WM, Lund RT (2008) Remanufacturing operating practices strategies. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, Boston... 

Remanufacturing is an industrial process in which worn-out products are restored to like-new product. It acts on end-of-life products to recover manufacturing standards and specifications (ARTC 2013). The remanufacturing is one key of a sustainable development. It can lead to economic, environmental, and societal sustainability (Matsumoto et al. 2013). It can save cost and resources while reducing waste (Lund 1985). 

From noted points above, the examination of how efiftciency can be realized by collecting small and medium scale intermediate treatment facilities is focused and set to the purpose of this smdy. In Chiba prefecture, many of the small and medium intermediate treatment facilities can be found and the intermediate treatment is carried out after collecting industrial wastes from each local manufacturing industry or storage site of industrial waste. However, most of the intermediate facilities have a daily capacity of less than 10 tons. Consequently, the flow line of reverse logistics is longer than necessary when treated parts are redistributed for remanufacturing or disposal. 

Lund R (1996) The Remanufacturing industry-hidden giant. Research Report, Manufacturing... 

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