Article ID: | iaor20061634 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 164 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 341 |
End Page Number: | 353 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Laan Erwin van der, Souza Gilvan C., Guide V. Daniel R., Jr |
Keywords: | queues: applications |
In this paper, we propose a stylized model of a basic remanufacturing shop that handles two remanufacturable products. Product A is comprised of two components A1 and A2, whereas product B is a single entity. After disassembly, component A1 is remanufactured at facility F1; component A2 and product B are remanufactured at facility F2. Both remanufacturing facilities have limited capacity, and are modeled as