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A web-based information system to support end-of-life product recovery
journal contribution
posted on 2009-07-29, 13:40 authored by Aysin Rahimifard, Stephen T. Newman, Shahin RahimifardShahin RahimifardIncreased public awareness towards global environmental problems has forced
manufacturing companies to consider the negative impacts of their activities on the environment. In
this context, the effective management of products at the end of their useful life has become of
paramount importance due to the ever-increasing national and international legislation and
directives aimed at making take-back and recovery of used products obligatory for the original
equipment manufacturer. This highlights a need for a systematic approach for enhancement of
information, business and production management systems to deal with additional activities and
processes related to the recovery of products. The research reported in this paper has developed a
five-stage methodology to support product end-of-life management within manufacturing
companies. The modelling and design of appropriate product recovery information systems, which
constitute the main core of this methodology, are also described. The paper concludes with the
description of an application of this methodology and information system design for the recovery of
cutting tools at the end of their useful life in metalworking applications.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Citation
RAHIMIFARD, A., NEWMAN, S.T. and RAHIMIFARD, S., 2004. A web-based information system to support end-of-life product recovery. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 218 (9), pp. 1047-1057Publisher
Professional Engineering Publishing / © IMechEVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2004Notes
This is an article from the journal, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture [© IMechE]. It is also available at: http://journals.pepublishing.com/content/77411m3m22k72322/ISSN
0954-4054Language
- en