Waste Not, Want Not: Analyzing the Value of Used Products

Remanufacturing is a production strategy whose goal is to recover the residual value of used products. Laurens Debo and Professors Beril Toktay and Luk Van Wassenhove consider whether producing a remanufactured product is profitable. They focus on the roles of the market, production technology, and cost, developing insights for managers who might consider using what’s been used and putting out a remanufactured product.