Abstract
The parts recovered from discarded and end-of-life products can be used as a source of spare parts during post product life cycle. However, accurate determination of the final order quantity is complicated as it requires the prediction of spare parts demand for the post product life cycle. In this paper, the spare parts problem is solved using simulation. Simulation is chosen because of the stochastic and complex nature of the problem. A simulation model of the manufacturing system is first developed which is then integrated with a genetic algorithm to determine the optimal final order quantities for a number of critical spare parts.
Keywords
End of life products, Product life cycle
Subject Categories
Recycling (Waste (etc.))
Disciplines
Engineering
Publisher
Omnipress
Publication Date
2008
Rights Information
Copyright 2008, Surendra M. Gupta
Rights Holder
Gupta M. Surendra
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Recommended Citation
Gupta, Surendra M. and Ilgin, Mehmet A., "Using simulation optimization for parts recovery and spare parts inventory management in post product life cycle" (2008). . Paper 120. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10013611
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Notes
Originally published in the Proceedings of the 2008 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Brooklyn, New York, March 28-30, 2008 (CD-ROM)