Correction to: Supporting design for remanufacturing - A framework for implementing information feedback from remanufacturing to product design

Incorporating design for remanufacturing in the early design stage: a design management perspective

“…Formulating an innovation direction requires expertise and input from different disciplines, including business development, marketing, manufacturing, and product development. In line with this, Lindkvist Haziri and Sundin [39] also explored the opportunities to include insights from the remanufacturing department in these early stages of product development. In their study, they assessed both the current, and ideal, level of information exchange at a manufacturer of electro-mechanical machines.…”

“…Sub-categories Design management roles Information management The company's internal approach to collect, organise, store and provide information [33] -Specify and communicate product information required by both the remanufacturing department and the product development department [29,39,40,55] Collaboration The combined efforts of two or more stakeholders to complete a task or assignment [11] -Identify opportunities to create value in collaboration with supply chain partners [28,29,53] -Organise interdisciplinary workshops to co-create and exchange experiences, preferably at a location where the participants can gain first-hand experience [53] -Promote the development of routines and channels for internal collaboration and information exchange [40,53] Organisational support Work conditions of an organisation such as behaviours and routines that allow an action to take place [57] -Involve management in developing and communicating a clear vision on remanufacturing [29,40] Commitment The willingness of a person to dedicate time and effort to a particular task in order to complete it [12] -Identify departments and the employees that need to be involved in the tasks [29,39] Integration with existing processes The process of introducing new knowledge into a previously established routine to accomplish new or adjusted goals [34] -Identify potentially conflicting product requirements (in relation to remanufacturing) at an early stage [28,53] -Integrate remanufacturing knowledge into existing methods and tools, throughout the whole product development process [24,28,61] input from the remanufacturing department. An important factor is that the required information should be carefully specified [40].…”

“…In turn, the remanufacturing department requires detailed product information from the product development, manufacturing and servicing, to produce high quality output [29,55]. Currently, channels for information exchange are often non-existant or rely on informal exchanges [39,53]. What could help improve these exchanges is setting up interdepartmental collaborations.…”

“…In support of collaborations, it helps to have a clear strategy formulated by top management and that this is communicated throughout the company [29]. This can also help spread awareness and knowledge of remanufacturing, which tends to be concentrated at the remanufacturing department [39].…”

“…Companies with a clear overall vision, and task division, motivate their employees to take action [29]. This motivation can be enhanced by giving employees first-hand experience of a subject [29,39]. This can be achieved by, for example, inviting them to the production line and scheduling regular follow ups [29,39].…”