Decision support for spare parts acquisition in post product life cycle

Abstract

Decision tree, Dynamic programming, Remanufacturing, Spare parts management,

Selection of buyback price for OEM for efficient spare parts management in remanufacturing business

“…According to Hesselbach et al (2002) this type of complexity of the spare parts management can be solved by producing or procuring of new parts or recovering the used parts through product recovery options. Inderfurth and Mukherjee (2008) developed a decision making model to make an efficient spare part management process through these three available options-(i) producing additional parts at the end of the EOP of the parent product, (ii) extra production/ procurement of parts of the parent product and (iii) remanufacturing of spare parts. Remanufacturing of the damaged parts arise a competition between the different players at the different stages of the supply chain.…”

“…According to Inderfurth and Mukherjee (2008) a successful spare parts management depends on the availability of the right type of spare parts in right quality and at quantity at the right time. Kleber et al (2011) added that OEM has to keep its inventory to make sure to get spare parts during the entire product life cycle (PLC) and also in the post product life cycle (PLC).…”

A review of the state of the art in tools and techniques used to evaluate remanufacturing feasibility

“…When mass production of products and components ends, then the opportunity for remanufacturing occurs as seen in the automotive spare parts industry (Inderfurth and Mukherjee, 2008;Seitz, 2007). If cores are available, then remanufacturing may be a faster way of replacing a product or component than with a newly manufactured one, particularly when normal production has ceased, no stock is available or when there is full capacity at the manufacturer's facility.…”

“…Business scenarios in which remanufacturing is addressed include sales to secondary markets (Quariguasi-Frota-Neto and Bloemhof, 2012), spare parts for aftermarket sales (Inderfurth and Mukherjee, 2008;McKenna et al, 2013), and PSS (Intlekofer et al, 2010;Spengler and Stolting, 2008). Spengler and Stolting (2008) evaluate the effect of strategic business decisions such as incorporating design for remanufacturing, the business organisational structure, the returns incentive system and the process capacity upon life cycle product costs.…”

“…Spengler and Stolting (2008) evaluate the effect of strategic business decisions such as incorporating design for remanufacturing, the business organisational structure, the returns incentive system and the process capacity upon life cycle product costs. Inderfurth and Mukherjee (2008) assess the potential strategies to fulfil demand for aftermarket spare parts, namely through namely a long single batch run, frequent but small production batches or remanufacturing. Boustani et al (2010) evaluates both the economic and environmental consequences of remanufacturing appliances over a product life time.…”