...Wen Zhang; Mingzhuo Dai Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the interplay between the selection of selling formats of remanufactured products for a third-party remanufacturer (TPR) and the quality decision of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Design/methodology/approach...

...Xiaogang Cao; Boning Xiao; Hui Wen; Mingzhe Fu Purpose This paper explores how the existence of a second-hand market can affect remanufacturing decisions for durable goods in the presence of patent protection. Design/methodology/approach The authors construct a dynamic decision model between...

...Lu Xiao; Zhi-Ying Wu; Song-Ling Zhang; Zhen-Song Chen; Kannan Govindan Purpose This paper aims to propose a two-period model in which an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) decides the remanufacturability level of products in product design and unit patent licensing fee at the first period...

... the manufacturer should authorize or not authorize the third party to collect its used products. In recent years, remanufacturing has been widely concerned and developed in manufacturing industries due to its “triple-win”: economic, environmental and social benefits (APSRG, 2014 ; Yenipazarli, 2016...

...Wei Li; Mi Ouyang Purpose There are manufacturer, remanufacturer and advertising agency in the study. The first manufacturer is a traditional manufacturer that produces new product, while the second one operates a reverse channel producing remanufactured products from used cores. Both...