Remanufacturing has recently received significant interest due to its environmental and economic benefits. Traditionally, the reassembly processes in remanufacturing systems are managed using a product-oriented model. When a product is returned and disassembled, the used components may be processed incorrectly, and the quality of the remanufactured products may not meet customer needs. To solve these problems, a component-oriented reassembly model is proposed. In this model, returned components are inspected and assigned scores according to their quality/function and categorized in a reassembly inventory. Based on the reassembly inventory, components are paired under the control of a reassembly strategy, and these pairs are then assembled into reassembly chains. Each chain represents a product. To evaluate the performance of different reassembly strategies under uncertain conditions, we describe the reassembly problem using an agent-environment system. The platform is modeled as a Markov decision process (MDP), and a reassembly score iteration algorithm (RSIA) is developed to identify the optimal reassembly strategy. The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated via a case study using the reassembly process of diesel engines. The results of the case study show that the component-oriented reassembly model can improve the performance of the reassembly system by 40%. A sensitivity analysis is carried out to evaluate the relationship between the parameters and the performance of the reassembly system. The component-oriented model can reassemble products to meet a larger variety of customer needs, while simultaneously producing better remanufactured products.
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Component-Oriented Reassembly in Remanufacturing Systems: Managing Uncertainty and Satisfying Customer Needs
Yue Wang,
Yue Wang
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: yuewang@purdue.edu
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: yuewang@purdue.edu
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Gamini P. Mendis,
Gamini P. Mendis
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: gmendis@purdue.edu
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Shitong Peng,
Shitong Peng
Institute of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, China
e-mail: shi-tong.peng@ttu.edu
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, China
e-mail: shi-tong.peng@ttu.edu
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John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland
Fellow ASME
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: jwsuther@purdue.edu
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: jwsuther@purdue.edu
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Yue Wang
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: yuewang@purdue.edu
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: yuewang@purdue.edu
Gamini P. Mendis
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: gmendis@purdue.edu
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: gmendis@purdue.edu
Shitong Peng
Institute of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, China
e-mail: shi-tong.peng@ttu.edu
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, China
e-mail: shi-tong.peng@ttu.edu
John W. Sutherland
Fellow ASME
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: jwsuther@purdue.edu
Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE),
Purdue University,
500 Central Drive,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: jwsuther@purdue.edu
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received April 16, 2018; final manuscript received November 26, 2018; published online December 24, 2018. Assoc. Editor: William Bernstein.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Feb 2019, 141(2): 021005 (12 pages)
Published Online: December 24, 2018
Article history
Received:
April 16, 2018
Revised:
November 26, 2018
Citation
Wang, Y., Mendis, G. P., Peng, S., and Sutherland, J. W. (December 24, 2018). "Component-Oriented Reassembly in Remanufacturing Systems: Managing Uncertainty and Satisfying Customer Needs." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. February 2019; 141(2): 021005. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042150
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