Publication: Challenge and Obstacles to Promote Sustainable Remanufacturing: A Cross Case Analysis
Date
2021
Authors
Mohamed Nasir M.F.
Abdul Rahim A.R.
Zakaria A.F.
Mukhtar A.
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Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Remanufacturing is an industrial process that restores used products to their original state and it is also one of the methods for reclaiming the value invested in products during manufacturing and thereby lowering their environmental effect over their lifetime. However, only a small percentage of products are designed to be remanufactured. Besides, there is still a debating issue in promoting sustainable remanufacturing. Currently, some remanufacturing companies have faced challenging issues in maintaining their standard quality in terms of organization management, asset strategy, job competency, technology, environment, workplace, etc. This paper aimed to determine common issues faced by remanufacturing companies to meet standard of sustainable remanufacturing quality through case study visit to 25 selected companies. Checklist survey, multiple life cycle product matrix, and participants observation were conducted during the site visit. It was found that there are seven common issues that can act as drivers to successful remanufacturing company (e.g., arrangement of manpower, product knowledge, facilities management, support and troubleshooting, waste management, plant/workspace maintenance, and standard quality management) using a cross-case analysis. � 2021 IEEE.
Description
Life cycle; Quality control; Surveys; Sustainable development; Waste management; Case analysis; Case-studies; Checklist; Cross-case analyse; Industrial processs; Organization management; Original state; Remanufacturing; Sustainable remanufacturing; Used product; Quality management