Remanufacturing of production equipment represents an opportunity to increase use productivity of components and materials of products. Make-to-order production has to consider recovered components already in engineering and design. In comparison to mere substitution in material supply, recovered components increase the yield of once produced products providing the same functionality and ability of integration. For test equipment, this approach was implemented at an automotive OEM. Based on the promising results of an initial project, the concept of reverse logistics for recovery of components is presented. Required changes in forward and reverse logistics are identified and implemented in an adopted forward process, integrating all recovery operations into existing IT systems. On average, double-digit savings in percentage of material costs are expected based on the promising first results. A lasting implementation of the described recovery is being performed at this moment. Make-to-order production of production equipment with a modular concept permits recovery on component-level: (1) Forward and reverse logistics are separated. This leads to a high flexibility of reverse logistics as forward processes are not influenced by reverse operations. Separation takes place by using a remanufacturing inventory and supporting IT-systems. (2) Transport of recovered products or components preferably uses available carrying capacity of forward transportation, e.g. empty returns. (3) Quality assurance on component-level ensures reusability as well as customer acceptance. (4) By proactively managing inventory stock via white- and blacklists, a high capital lockup can be avoided. (5) Design and engineering consider reuse of remanufactured product components. Given same functionality, components which differ from the current standard regarding geometry can be used. A high yield of once produced products can be obtained. (6) Buyers of test tool equipment didnt accept vouchers in exchange for old test equipment. They insisted in cash. (7) Sophisticated use and adaption of IT systems can be successfully used to integrate recovery operations seamlessly into existing processes. (8) Labeling of components and data storage in corporate systems provide long-term access to information that is crucial for recovery operations.


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    Title :

    Remanufacturing and reuse of production equipment at an automotive OEM


    Contributors:
    Schraven, M. (author) / Heyer, S. (author) / Rütthard, N. (author)


    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 14 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English