Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies

Remanufacturing is a sustainable and proven profitable practice in the western world. Research on remanufacturing practices is relatively unexploited in China, despite being the “global factory” and both the world's largest automobile manufacturer and vehicle market. The increasing amount of au...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman, Muhammad Dan-Asabe, Subramanian, Nachiappan, Liu, Chang, Shu, Chengqi
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Published: Elsevier 2015
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author Abdulrahman, Muhammad Dan-Asabe
Subramanian, Nachiappan
Liu, Chang
Shu, Chengqi
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Subramanian, Nachiappan
Liu, Chang
Shu, Chengqi
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description Remanufacturing is a sustainable and proven profitable practice in the western world. Research on remanufacturing practices is relatively unexploited in China, despite being the “global factory” and both the world's largest automobile manufacturer and vehicle market. The increasing amount of automotive output and End-of-Life vehicles (ELVs) in China provides Chinese auto-parts companies with significant potential for environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery. Using case studies, we have investigated the status of remanufacturing practices, key determinants for strategic decision making to remanufacture in-house, outsource remanufacturing and/or not to engage in remanufacturing in Chinese auto parts firms using an analytical hierarchy process (AHP). This study suggests that Chinese firms are keen to adopt remanufacturing practice in-house compared to outsourcing despite a lack of technical and managerial capabilities.
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spelling nottingham-488952020-05-04T17:19:26Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48895/ Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies Abdulrahman, Muhammad Dan-Asabe Subramanian, Nachiappan Liu, Chang Shu, Chengqi Remanufacturing is a sustainable and proven profitable practice in the western world. Research on remanufacturing practices is relatively unexploited in China, despite being the “global factory” and both the world's largest automobile manufacturer and vehicle market. The increasing amount of automotive output and End-of-Life vehicles (ELVs) in China provides Chinese auto-parts companies with significant potential for environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery. Using case studies, we have investigated the status of remanufacturing practices, key determinants for strategic decision making to remanufacture in-house, outsource remanufacturing and/or not to engage in remanufacturing in Chinese auto parts firms using an analytical hierarchy process (AHP). This study suggests that Chinese firms are keen to adopt remanufacturing practice in-house compared to outsourcing despite a lack of technical and managerial capabilities. Elsevier 2015-10-15 Article PeerReviewed Abdulrahman, Muhammad Dan-Asabe, Subramanian, Nachiappan, Liu, Chang and Shu, Chengqi (2015) Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 105 . pp. 311-323. ISSN 1879-1786 Remanufacturing; Automotive; China; Strategic decision making; Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.065 doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.065 doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.065
spellingShingle Remanufacturing; Automotive; China; Strategic decision making; Analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
Abdulrahman, Muhammad Dan-Asabe
Subramanian, Nachiappan
Liu, Chang
Shu, Chengqi
Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title_full Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title_fullStr Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title_full_unstemmed Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title_short Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies
title_sort viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for chinese auto-parts companies
topic Remanufacturing; Automotive; China; Strategic decision making; Analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
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