Guide, V. Daniel R. jun.; Srivastava, Rajesh An evaluation of order release strategies in a remanufacturing environment. (English) Zbl 0881.90064 Comput. Oper. Res. 24, No. 1, 37-47 (1997). Summary: Remanufacturing is a process by which worn-out products are restored to like new condition. Remanufacturing operations are characterized by probabilistic recovery rates of parts from the cores, and stochastic routings and lead times, as well as stochastic processing times. These factors serve to complicate planning and control functions for firms in remanufacturing, an environment with a greater degree of variability than a traditional manufacturing environment. There is no literature to assist in deciding on scheduling/order release strategies in a remanufacturing environment. 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