کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
552156 873180 2013 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Optimization of a stochastic remanufacturing network with an exchange option
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر سیستم های اطلاعاتی
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Optimization of a stochastic remanufacturing network with an exchange option
چکیده انگلیسی

An international manufacturer of industrial equipment offers its customers a remanufacturing service consisting of a refurbishment of the most critical part in order to rejuvenate the equipment. Offering remanufacturing services is in line with a servitization strategy. We develop a strategic decision support tool to optimize the required remanufacturing network. Investment decisions have to be made, not only concerning the number and locations of remanufacturing facilities, but also concerning the appropriate capacity and inventory levels to guarantee specific service levels. These network decisions are influenced by the way remanufacturing services are offered. We consider two service delivery strategies, either a quick exchange of the used part by an available remanufactured one or re-installing the original part after it has been remanufactured. Given the high level of uncertainty, we build a stochastic, profit maximizing model to simultaneously determine the optimal network design and the optimal service delivery strategy for a multi-product, multi-level network for repairable service parts. The rapid modeling formulation with a non-linear objective function subject to non-linear constraints is solved by the differential evolution algorithm. We conduct the analysis for fast and slow moving part types. The model can be easily extended to more general settings, while the case-study provides valuable insights for practitioners.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Decision Support Systems - Volume 54, Issue 4, March 2013, Pages 1548–1557
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