Journal of Remanufacturing - Call for Papers for a Special Issue: Advances in Manufacturing Planning Methods to Promote Circular Economy
As an integral part of the circular economy (CE), remanufacturing reduces virgin material consumption, preserves embodied energy in products, and creates economic opportunities by establishing markets for remanufactured products [1]. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that the success of remanufacturing relies on its ability to effectively/efficiently integrate and synergize with upstream and downstream life cycle stages. In other words, when formulating remanufacturing strategies and approaches, it is imperative to ensure their coherence within the CE framework. This entails considering the alignment among remanufacturing system designs and other interrelated factors, such as reverse logistics networks, product traceability, condition monitoring, market demand, and policy and regulations [2].
To leverage the role of remanufacturing in promoting the notion of the circular economy, it is instrumental to incorporate manufacturing planning methods [3]. At the factory level, planning methods can be classified into three levels [4]: i) operations planning that focuses on a single process (e.g., achieving energy conservation through optimizing machine settings); ii) process planning that aims at a single product (e.g., determining the most efficient process sequence for remanufacturing); and iii) production planning that considers the whole manufacturing facility (e.g., applying job scheduling to ensure timely completion of remanufactured products). Beyond the scope of the factory, supply chain planning concerns improving the macro flows of material, information, and energy that connect suppliers to customers [5]. The application of supply planning methods in remanufacturing may include effective inventory management of replacement components and strategic planning of reverse logistics for end-of-use products.
This special issue seeks to establish a collaborative platform for researchers from various academic domains worldwide, including manufacturing, operations research, system engineering, environmental engineering, economics, and other interdisciplinary fields. The overarching goal is to promote the implementation of manufacturing planning methods, hence driving the transition to a circular economy. The special issue welcomes submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Development of new techniques (e.g., scheduling algorithms) to expand the toolkit for system planning to CE approaches, e.g., repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing
• Development of closed-loop supply chain models to enhance the coordination and efficiency of remanufacturing processes
• Case studies and application of remanufacturing planning at different levels for energy- and emission-intensive industries
• Integration of data analytics and optimization techniques for improved decision-making in remanufacturing planning
• Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in production planning for value-retention processes
• Circular economy strategies with a system perspective from product to industrial level
• Interactions among technology, consumption, and policy to identify more sustainable solutions in support of CE
• Quantitative models for assessing and improving the operational performance of remanufacturing systems
• Applying lean principles to achieve efficient remanufacturing
• Evaluation of the environmental impact and life cycle assessment of remanufacturing operations
• Assessment of the economic viability and cost-effectiveness of remanufacturing strategies and approaches
• (Re)Design the supply chain network to facilitate remanufacturing practices
• Planning for efficient product remanufacturing and refurbishment using Industry 4.0 technologies
References
[1] Abbasi, G. A., Chee Keong, K. Q., Kumar, K. M., & Iranmanesh, M. (2022). Asymmetrical modelling to understand purchase intention towards remanufactured products in the circular economy and a closed-loop supply chain: An empirical study in Malaysia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 359, 132137. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2022.132137
[2] Triebe, M. J., Deng, S., Pérez-Cardona, J. R., Joung, B. G., Wu, H., Shakelly, N., Pieper, J. P., Zhou, X., Maani, T., Zhao, F., & Sutherland, J. W. (2023). Perspectives on future research directions in green manufacturing for discrete products [Article]. Green Manufacturing Open, 1(1)
[3] Kiran, D. R. (2019). Elements of production planning and control. Production Planning and Control, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818364-9.00001-9
[4] Energy efficient manufacturing : theory and applications (2018), J. W. Sutherland, D. A. Dornfeld, & B. S. Linke (eds.); 1st edition, Wiley
[5] Heydari, J., Govindan, K., & Sadeghi, R. (2018). Reverse supply chain coordination under stochastic remanufacturing capacity. International Journal of Production Economics, 202, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJPE.2018.04.024
Guest Editors
Sidi Deng
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (sidideng@umich.edu) Lead Guest Editor
Justin S. Richter
Microsoft, Inc., USA (justin.s.richter@microsoft.com)
Gazi Duman
Economics & Business Analytics Department, University of New Haven, USA (gduman@newhaven.edu)
Shahbaz Khan
Institute of Business Management, GLA University, India (shahbaz.khan@gla.ac.in)
Muhammet Raşit Cesur
Department of Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey (rasit.cesur@medeniyet.edu.tr)
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Manuscripts should be original and written in English. The suggested length per research article is up to 10,000 words, excluding references. Submission requires that the manuscript has not been submitted for review or publication elsewhere and that it will not be submitted elsewhere while the review process is underway.
All papers will go through peer-review by at least two experts.
Papers should be submitted to the journal here (this opens in a new tab). Details and guidelines about the preparation of the manuscript can be obtained from the journal's webpage at https://www.springer.com/journal/13243/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab) .