[Iefac.list] Journal of Rapid Manufacturing - Theme Issue

[Kamrani, Ali K]

Dear Colleagues: Happy 2014 to all! Please consider the following announcement. Ali.

Regards,

Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor and Director
Industrial Engineering Department
Design and Free Form Fabrication Laboratory
Editor, International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing - IJRapidM
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4008, USA
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Theme Issue: Re-Manufacturing

Increased global competition, ever changing customer requirements and continued reduction in raw materials and natural resources have forced many industries to consider alternative ways to maintain their market competitiveness. These industries have recognized that conventional manufacturing is unsustainable due to environmental and economic factors. Remanufacturing is the process of disassembly, which parts are inspected, repaired, reconditioned or replaced, recertified and then reassembled to "like-new" condition. More than 85% of the remanufactured components have shown to have the same or better quality characteristics and performance as compared to similar new ones. Remanufacturing reduces waste. Based on literature, 60-70% of non-hazardous waste is generated through conventional manufacturing. The economic impact of re-manufacturing is significant. 85% of the energy used for the manufacturing a new product could be preserved through remanufacturing of a similar one. Remanufacturing is increasingly becoming a major factor in economic development of developing countries. The goal of this issue is to address and publish the "technical" aspects and case studies as related to the topic of remanufacturing, namely:

*             Sustainable Design and Manufacturing
*             Design for Re-Manufacturing
*             Modularity and Modular Design
*             Design for Environment
*             Design for Life Cycle
*             Reverse Engineering
*             Reverse supply chain and logistics
*             Shared Resource Management
*             Remanufacturing operations and strategies
*             Additive and Next Generation Manufacturing
*             Quality Control
*             Case studies

Submitted articles should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for on-line submission of papers are available at www.inderscience.com/IJRapidM<http://www.inderscience.com/IJRapidM>.

Publication Schedule:

Full paper submission: February 15, 2014
Notification of reviews: March 15, 2014
Revised manuscript submission: April 15 2014
Notification of results: May 2, 2014
Accepted Final Paper: May 15, 2014

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