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Submit a ProposalRemanufacturing in the Circular Economy
 | Operations, Engineering and Logistics Edited by Nabil Nasr Copyright: 2020 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781118414101 | Hardcover | 230 pages | 49 illustrations Price: $175 USD  |
One Line Description
Uniquely presents remanufacturing fundamentals to a wide audience in an accessible, useful way
Audience
The book will be used by industrial and manufacturing engineers in all areas of industry (aerospace, electronics, automotive, etc.) and be of interest to policy makers and logisticians working on sustainable production, remanufacturing, and the circular economy. It can also be used on courses on circular economy and remanufacturing (business, engineering, environmental engineering, engineering technology, community college and trade schools’ students).
The book will be used by industrial and manufacturing engineers in all areas of industry (aerospace, electronics, automotive, etc.) and be of interest to policy makers and logisticians working on sustainable production, remanufacturing, and the circular economy. It can also be used on courses on circular economy and remanufacturing (business, engineering, environmental engineering, engineering technology, community college and trade schools’ students).
Description
Remanufacturing is an industrial process that restores used, worn and retired products or modules to a like-new condition. The restoration is typically a highly engineered process done in an industrial setting through which products are systematically disassembled, cleaned, and inspected for wear and degradation. Damaged or degraded components are either restored to their original specifications or replaced, feature upgrades can be incorporated, and the product is reassembled. Finally, reliability and quality testing are performed to ensure that performance meets original product specifications.
Remanufacturing is a unique End-of-Life (EoL) option due to increasing the number of life cycles of a product before final disposal. First, recurring environmental benefits, such as emission and raw material extraction avoidance are obtained with each additional product life cycle. Second, individual resource efficiency yields increase through product remanufacture. Third, recirculating products decreases the demand and dependency for primary resource production, further closing the material loop and creating a more circular economy. In addition, remanufacturing can initiate more preferable EoL options such as recovery, recycling, and waste reduction.
While remanufacturing offers numerous benefits, there is significant lack of literature and books covering the fundamentals of operations, technologies and business models.
Remanufacturing in the Circular Economy provides an in-depth coverage of remanufacturing fundamentals and its strong link to circular economy and resource efficiency.
This groundbreaking book has the following attributes:
• First book ever to address remanufacturing fundamentals in an integrated and scientific fashion
• Strong coverage of the role of remanufacturing in a circular economy system
•Diverse topics including design, business models, and trade and policy challenges
• Focuses on cross cutting topics relating to all industry sectors.
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Remanufacturing is an industrial process that restores used, worn and retired products or modules to a like-new condition. The restoration is typically a highly engineered process done in an industrial setting through which products are systematically disassembled, cleaned, and inspected for wear and degradation. Damaged or degraded components are either restored to their original specifications or replaced, feature upgrades can be incorporated, and the product is reassembled. Finally, reliability and quality testing are performed to ensure that performance meets original product specifications.
Remanufacturing is a unique End-of-Life (EoL) option due to increasing the number of life cycles of a product before final disposal. First, recurring environmental benefits, such as emission and raw material extraction avoidance are obtained with each additional product life cycle. Second, individual resource efficiency yields increase through product remanufacture. Third, recirculating products decreases the demand and dependency for primary resource production, further closing the material loop and creating a more circular economy. In addition, remanufacturing can initiate more preferable EoL options such as recovery, recycling, and waste reduction.
While remanufacturing offers numerous benefits, there is significant lack of literature and books covering the fundamentals of operations, technologies and business models.
Remanufacturing in the Circular Economy provides an in-depth coverage of remanufacturing fundamentals and its strong link to circular economy and resource efficiency.
This groundbreaking book has the following attributes:
• First book ever to address remanufacturing fundamentals in an integrated and scientific fashion
• Strong coverage of the role of remanufacturing in a circular economy system
•Diverse topics including design, business models, and trade and policy challenges
• Focuses on cross cutting topics relating to all industry sectors.
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Author / Editor Details
Nabil Nasr is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and founding Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He also founded RIT’s Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery, a leading source of applied research and solutions in remanufacturing technologies. Nasr is also the founding Chief Executive Officer of the REMADE Institute, providing oversight of technology development as well as corporate engagement.
Nabil Nasr is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and founding Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He also founded RIT’s Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery, a leading source of applied research and solutions in remanufacturing technologies. Nasr is also the founding Chief Executive Officer of the REMADE Institute, providing oversight of technology development as well as corporate engagement.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1 Value-Retention Processes within the Circular Economy
Jennifer Russell and Nabil Nasr
2 The Role of Remanufacturing in a Circular Economy
Erik Sundin
3 Remanufacturing Business Models
Gilvan C. Souza
4 Remanufacturing, Closed-Loop Systems and Reverse Logistics
Rolf Steinhilper and Steffen Butzer
5 Product Service and Remanufacturing
Mitsutaka Matsumoto
6 Design for Remanufacturing
Brian Hilton and Michael Thurston
7 Global Challenges and Market Transformation in Support of Remanufacturing
Shanshan Yang
Index
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Preface
1 Value-Retention Processes within the Circular Economy
Jennifer Russell and Nabil Nasr
2 The Role of Remanufacturing in a Circular Economy
Erik Sundin
3 Remanufacturing Business Models
Gilvan C. Souza
4 Remanufacturing, Closed-Loop Systems and Reverse Logistics
Rolf Steinhilper and Steffen Butzer
5 Product Service and Remanufacturing
Mitsutaka Matsumoto
6 Design for Remanufacturing
Brian Hilton and Michael Thurston
7 Global Challenges and Market Transformation in Support of Remanufacturing
Shanshan Yang
Index
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