DocumentCode :
2411274
Title :
A study on remanufacturing businesses in Japan
Author :
Matsumoto, Mitsutaka ; Naito, Koh
Author_Institution :
Center for Service Res., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
fYear :
2009
fDate :
18-20 May 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
We present the current state and perspective of reuse businesses in Japan. We classify reuse businesses into two categories: ldquodesign-oriented reuserdquo and ldquocirculation-oriented reuserdquo. The design-oriented reuse is based on design for environment (DfE) of products and in most cases, maker companies undertake it. The circulation-oriented reuse is such as secondhand shops, and non-maker companies usually carry out it. In Japan, circulation-oriented reuse businesses grew rapidly in last twenty years. Formerly, many studies on reuse and remanufacturing have focused on design-oriented reuses. The crucial issues on businesses in general are ldquomarginrdquo and ldquovolumerdquo. The design-oriented reuses have focused more on ldquomarginrdquo by trying to reduce the cost of disassembling and remanufacturing. On the contrary, most of circulation-oriented reuse companies have grown by achieving the ldquovolumerdquo. We raise a question how they achieve the ldquovolumerdquo. In the research, we interviewed and surveyed circulation-oriented reuse companies in Japan. We describe how the companies achieved the volume and discuss the implications and the perspectives.
Keywords :
design for environment; recycling; Japan; circulation oriented reuse; design for environment; design oriented reuse; disassembling; remanufacturing businesses; reuse businesses; secondhand shops; Cameras; Companies; Costs; Design engineering; Geometry; Marketing and sales; Product design; Production; Productivity; Recycling; Design for Environment; Remanufacturing; Reuse; Secondhand shop;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4324-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156729
Filename :
5156729
Link To Document :
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