A Cloud-Based Disassembly Planning Approach towards Sustainable Management of WEEE
23 Oct 2015-pp 203-208
TL;DR: Targeting sustainable WEEE management, this paper aims to propose a cloud-based approach for disassembly planning that provides a comprehensive and standardized service-oriented environment for distributed information sharing, disassembly modeling, evaluation and optimization.
Abstract: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is becoming an important and challenging waste stream in terms of quantity and toxicity. Developing technical solutions for sustainable management of WEEE is becoming a global trend. Disassembly planning plays an important role in End-of-Life treatment of WEEE. Effective disassembly planning can improve the recovery rate and reduce the environmental impact of WEEE significantly. Targeting sustainable WEEE management, this paper aims to propose a cloud-based approach for disassembly planning. The approach provides a comprehensive and standardized service-oriented environment for distributed information sharing, disassembly modeling, evaluation and optimization.
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TL;DR: The main contribution presented in this paper is the novel digital twin-based system for the WEEE recovery to support the manufacturing/remanufacturing operations throughout the product’s life cycle, from design to recovery.
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TL;DR: In this article, a bibliometric literature review is used to assess the available treatment of waste coming from End of Life (EoL) products, pointed out as successful strategies by recognized literature.
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...The cloud concept is introduced into the remanufacturing context, and it will reshape the remanufacturing industry and transform their business model, with the characteristics of customization and distribution [9]....
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