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Optimal core acquisition and pricing strategies for hybrid manufacturing and remanufacturing systems

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Pages 6627-6641 | Received 11 Jul 2013, Accepted 11 Mar 2014, Published online: 08 Apr 2014
 

Abstract

In this study, we combine two aspects of remanufacturing, namely product acquisition management and marketing (pricing) of the remanufactured products. We consider an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) who decides on the acquisition prices offered for returns from different quality types and on selling prices of new and remanufactured products, in a single period setting. We develop a procedure for determining the optimal prices and corresponding profit of the OEM, and conduct a sensitivity analysis to understand the effect of different model parameters on the optimal strategies and profit. An important managerial insight is that the optimal solution is not to have the same profit per remanufactured item for all return types, but to if the minimum cost for acquisition and remanufacturing of some core type is lower.

Acknowledgements

The authors are very grateful to the referees and the editor for patiently giving critical and insightful comments and suggestions, which helped to significantly improve the models, results and presentation.

Notes

The research was supported in part by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research [grant number 040.03.017]; National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [grant number 71271092], [grant number 71101099], [grant number 71171088], [grant number 71171205].

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