... as the value a product retains at the end of the usage phase (Kumar et al., 2007 ; Atasu et al., 2008). The usage phase represents one part of the product life cycle. In this study, we refer to the product life cycle as the succession of stages a product undertakes from design to disposal...

...Ronald S. Tibben‐Lembke Managing the reverse flow of product is an important ability for any company, as the recent experiences of many online retailers illustrate. Reverse logistics is a growing and important area of strategic advantage for many companies. For a long time, the product life cycle...