The Economics of tire remanufacturing
Author: Ferrer, Geraldo INSEAD Area: Technology and Operations Management Series: Working Paper ; 96/39/TM Publisher: Fontainebleau : INSEAD Centre for the Management of Environmental and Social Responsibility (CMER) 1996.Language: EnglishDescription: 25 p.Type of document: INSEAD Working Paper Online Access: Click here Abstract: We start with a description of the world market for tires and identifying the used tire disposal problem. Then, we describe the value-adding operations in the tire production process and in the tire retreading process. We describe the current material flow from raw materials to used tires and their applications. Once retreading is identified as the only process that maximizes the tire utilization, we describe other recovery processes for those tires that can no longer be retreaded. We discuss the drawbacks of these processes and clarify why heat generation is the only alternative to retreading today. The economic values of heat generation in electric plants and in cement kilns are discussed. We culminate with the case of retreading, the tire remanufacturing process. Finally, we recommand a simple decision rule for selecting the number of times a tire should be retreaded Next title: Economics of tire remanufacturing (RV of 96/39/TM) - Ferrer, Geraldo - 1996 - INSEAD Working Paper| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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We start with a description of the world market for tires and identifying the used tire disposal problem. Then, we describe the value-adding operations in the tire production process and in the tire retreading process. We describe the current material flow from raw materials to used tires and their applications. Once retreading is identified as the only process that maximizes the tire utilization, we describe other recovery processes for those tires that can no longer be retreaded. We discuss the drawbacks of these processes and clarify why heat generation is the only alternative to retreading today. The economic values of heat generation in electric plants and in cement kilns are discussed. We culminate with the case of retreading, the tire remanufacturing process. Finally, we recommand a simple decision rule for selecting the number of times a tire should be retreaded
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