Remanufacturing and Refurbishment of Electronic Devices—Their Future from a Business Perspective

Autor(en)
Ann Sophie Schweiger, Christine Strauss
Abstrakt

Remanufacturing and refurbishment of electronic devices can be profitable business strategies for companies and a way to counteract the rapidly growing waste stream of electronic scrap. The industrial remanufacturing process provides a used device with a second life and a quality similar to a new device. However, companies and organizations that offer such devices still encounter difficulties. While earlier research has already partly covered the field of remanufacturing, it still lacks real-word examples and practical solutions to existing challenges. The identification and discussion of solutions for possible obstacles are thus a focus of this work. Furthermore, emerging trends in this industry as well as digitalisation and online trade with remanufactured devices are discussed. Attention is also paid to future developments in the field of remanufacturing, specifically to topics that could dominate this industry. The method applied to collect indicators for these various focal points was a Delphi study, which was conducted with experts in the field of remanufacturing. This study included a total of three survey rounds. It is noteworthy that the experts emphasized the importance of networking and various forms of cooperation in the reuse sector. Furthermore, the significance of remanufacturers’ transparency, especially concerning the remanufacturing process as well as the condition and assessment of the offered devices, was emphasized.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Marketing und International Business
Seiten
229-270
Anzahl der Seiten
42
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25695-0_12
Publikationsdatum
2023
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
502059 Kreislaufwirtschaft , 502015 Innovationsmanagement
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Computer Science (miscellaneous), Control and Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous), Control and Optimization, Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum, SDG 12 – Nachhaltige/r Konsum und Produktion
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/remanufacturing-and-refurbishment-of-electronic-devicestheir-future-from-a-business-perspective(157712d9-a12a-4bbb-9111-6320c213bec9).html