GEN-PRODIS Approach for Determining Total Cost in Disassembly Sequencing Problem

Abstract

Disassembly sequence planning not only reduces product life cycle cost, but also greatly influences environmental impact. Industrial recycling and remanufacturing involves product disassembly to retrieve the desired parts and/or subassemblies by separating a product into its constituents. Disassembly has recently gained a great deal of attention in the literature due to its role in product recovery. Disassembly sequencing and planning is more challenging than assembly because its terminal goal is not necessarily fixed, but may depend on product usage and market demands for used parts and recycled materials. Moreover, disassembly is accompanied by more uncertainty in system structures and component conditions than is assembly. This paper presents recent methods for sequencing and process planning in disassembly and the applications to industrial products. This research is aimed at determining the optimal disassembly sequence as well as the helps to find the sequence dependent cost.