Schroeter, Marcus with Thomas Spengler, "A System Dynamics Model for Strategic Management of Spare Parts in Closed-Loop Supply Chains", 2005 July 17-2005 July 21
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The strategy to recover components from discarded electrical and electronic equipment to obtain spare parts is promising, especially during the final service phase. In that phase, the original product is no longer produced and the sources of new parts are often limited. Controlling those closed-loop supply chains is challenging. Decision makers have to choose when to acquire discarded equipment, when to recover used parts, and when to produce new parts. We developed a generic system dynamics model that provides a test for various proposed policies to control closed-loop supply chains with parts recovery and spare-parts supply.