Eco-efficiency gains from remanufacturing: A case study of photocopier remanufacturing at Fuji Xerox Australia |
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| Institution: | 1. International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University, PO Box 196, Lund 221-00, Sweden;2. National Centre for Design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, PO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia;1. College of Machinery and Automation, Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430081, China;2. Department of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom;3. State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China;4. Transportation College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;1. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Mechanism Design and Control, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, PR China;2. Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK;3. National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, PR China;4. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 08028, USA;1. Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control Technology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China;2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China;3. Sino-US Global Logistics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China;4. College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China;5. Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Kowloon, Hong Kong;1. School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China;2. MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, 710129, China;3. Sunresins New Materials Co. Ltd, Xian, 710072, China;1. NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore;2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | Achieving eco-efficient production and consumption systems requires ‘closing the loop’ to create cyclic systems. Product systems based on remanufacturing, where used products or components are restored to ‘as new’ condition for reuse, offer the potential to create such cyclic systems. For some existing manufacturers, the economic efficiency of remanufacturing is clear and it has become a widely held assumption that such systems would also be more eco-efficient. However, this assumption has not been systematically tested. This research attempted to quantify the life cycle environmental benefits achieved by incorporating remanufacturing into a product system, based on a study of Xerox photocopiers in Australia. The study found that remanufacturing can reduce resource consumption and waste generation over the life cycle of a photocopier by up to a factor of 3, with greatest reductions if a product is designed for disassembly and remanufacturing. This research represents a first-level assessment, limited by certain estimates and assumptions. It is intended that this research will form the basis of a larger, more detailed study of Xerox remanufacturing, worldwide. |
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