Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: International Journal of Production Research, ISSN 0020-7543, E-ISSN 1366-588XArticle in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]
In product-as-a-service (PaaS) systems, the ownership of products remains with original equipmentmanufacturers (OEMs), and customers get access to the functionality of products by signing a usagerelatedcontract. The PaaS business model changes the boundary conditions of a production systemand related logistics. To increase circularity, PaaS shall be supported by value retention processes,such as remanufacturing. Currently, remanufacturing in PaaS in business-to-consumer markets (B2C)is a niche practice. This paper aims to identify the main challenges and enablers for OEMs to scale upremanufacturingwhentransitioning to PaaS in B2C. Through the PRISMA systematic literature reviewof 48 relevant articles, we identify 20 challenges and 19 enablers, grouped into six areas: products,legislation and policy, customers and market, servitisation, remanufacturing process, and the returnsystem. To make this study more actionable, we applied a gap analysis and combined the theoreticalfindings with an assessment of their impact in practice by five experts with experience in industrialcases. As a result, we have narrowed the list of factors to 12 challenges and 14 enablers. These factorsare structured as a decision aid for OEMs to facilitate their transition to remanufacturing in PaaS.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2024
Keywords
remanufacturing; circular supply chain; electrical and electronic equipment (EEE); product-as-a-service (PaaS)
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-209443 (URN)10.1080/00207543.2024.2423798 (DOI)001350197000001 ()2-s2.0-85209544440 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Vinnova, 2022-00070
Note
Funding Agencies|ERA-MIN3 program [101003575]; NCBR; National Centre for Research and Development, Poland [ERA-MIN3/1/SCANDERE/4/2022]; VINNOVA, Sweden's Innovation Agency [2022-00070]
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