Development of robust design-for-remanufacturing guidelines to further the aims of sustainable development
Key manufacturing challenges include pollution, natural resource depletion, waste management and landfill space. Remanufacturing, a process of bringing used products to a 'like-new' functional state with warranty to match, is being regarded as a vital strategy in waste management and
environmentally conscious manufacturing. There is a paucity of remanufacturing knowledge, particularly in design-for-remanufacturing (DFRem) because of its relative novelty in research terms. This paper outlines the elements of the remanufacturing concept, details existing design-for-remanufacturing
research and describes findings from recent UK industrial case studies undertaken to verify and augment previous research. It proposes some fundamental steps required to build on past work to improve the robustness of DFRem methodologies.
Keywords: Design-for-remanufacturing (DFRem); Environmentally conscious manufacture; Remanufacture
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Faculty of Engineering & Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, UK
Publication date: 01 September 2007
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