Solving the disassembly-to-order system under stochastic yields, limited supply, and quantity discount

Disassembly is often the first crucial step in remanufacturing, reusing, and recycling. In order for manufacturers to disassemble end-of-life (EOL) products, they first need to obtain the EOL products for the disassembly process. However, several uncertainties exist in the disassembly process which...

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Summary:Disassembly is often the first crucial step in remanufacturing, reusing, and recycling. In order for manufacturers to disassemble end-of-life (EOL) products, they first need to obtain the EOL products for the disassembly process. However, several uncertainties exist in the disassembly process which further complicates the process and makes it more difficult to know in advance the exact number of EOL products needed for disassembly that would fulfill the different demands.