Optimal order quantities with remanufacturing across new product generations

• Main Authors: BHATTACHARYA, Shantanu, GUIDE, V Daniel R., VAN WASSENHOVE, Luk N.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Marketing; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5099; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6098/viewcontent/Optimal_order_quantities_with_remanufacturing_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We address the problem of determining the optimal retailer order quantities from a manufacturer who makes new products in conjunction with ordering remanufactured products from a remanufacturer using used and unsold products from the previous product generation. Specifically, we determine the optima...