A quality evaluation model of reuse parts and its management system development for end-of-life wheel loaders

State of the art review of quality, reliability and maintenance issues in closed-loop supply chains with remanufacturing

“…Zhou et al (2012) developed a quality evaluation model based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the reusability degree of EOL systems. Three major reuse options: direct reuse (if the recovery part has a sufficient reliability with or a little repair), conditional reuse (its performance is able to meet requirements of the same new parts if after the part has been repaired or remanufactured) and non-reuse (its performance does not meet remanufacturing requirements) after all features are inspected.…”

“…The paper considered diverse companies such as car dealers, computer and other electronics suppliers and concluded that standardisation of components and modularisation is a very important factor that can drive the success of remanufacturing systems. Zhou et al (2012) tested their fuzzy AHP model for reuse assessment on the piston rod of a wheel loader. Stock and Mulki (2011) conducted a survey across 16 industry sectors to find out the importance given to product returns in reverse supply chain.…”

A review of the state of the art in tools and techniques used to evaluate remanufacturing feasibility

“…The important aspect which is considered here is the condition of the product which is being evaluated for remanufacture. Zhou et al (2012) focuses upon evaluating the quality of the product for remanufacture, through the assessment of several measurements and inspections. A reusability score is then calculated using a fuzzy Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP).…”

“…Further, none of the operational tools found considered process conditions, such as inventory levels or process queues. Currently each of these areas are addressed individually, such as converting raw inspection data into an overall condition metric (Zhou et al, 2012) and using overall condition and other metrics as a decision making factors (Jun et al, 2007;Jun et al, 2012). Integration of these features is an area in which future decision making tools could incorporate into their functionality.…”

The quality control method for remanufacturing assembly based on the Jacobian-torsor model

“…For example, Ferguson et al study the value of quality classification of the remanufacturing assembly process and obtain the optimal solution by a heuristic greedy algorithm [4]. Zhou et al study the quality evaluation model to quantify the reusability of recycled wheel loaders' parts based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process [5]. Based on a comprehensive consideration of the product cost and performance, Niu et al propose an optimization mathematical model for tolerance design of remanufacturing [6].…”