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International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing

 

Theme Issue on: "Remanufacturing"

Editor:
Professor Ali K. Kamrani, University of Houston, USA

Increased global competition, ever changing customer requirements and continued reduction in raw materials and natural resources have forced many industries to consider alternative ways to maintain their market competitiveness. These industries have recognised that conventional manufacturing is unsustainable due to environmental and economic factors. Remanufacturing is the process of disassembly in which parts are inspected, repaired, reconditioned or replaced, recertified and then reassembled to “like-new” condition. More than 85% of the remanufactured components have been shown to have the same or better quality characteristics and performance as compared to similar new ones.

Remanufacturing also reduces waste. Based on literature, 60-70% of non-hazardous waste is generated through conventional manufacturing. The economic impact of remanufacturing is significant. 85% of the energy used for the manufacturing a new product could be preserved through remanufacturing of a similar one. Remanufacturing is increasingly becoming a major factor in economic development of developing countries. The goal of this issue is to address and publish the “technical” aspects and case studies related to the topic of remanufacturing.

Subject Coverage
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Sustainable design and manufacturing
• Design for re-manufacturing
• Modularity and modular design
• Design for environment
• Design for life cycle
• Reverse engineering
• Reverse supply chain and logistics
• Shared resource management
• Remanufacturing operations and strategies
• Additive and next generation manufacturing
• Quality control
• Case studies

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

Important Dates

Full paper submission: 15 February, 2014

Notification of reviews: 15 March, 2014

Revised manuscript submission: 15 April, 2014

Notification of results: 2 May, 2014

Accepted Final Paper: 15 May, 2014