Disassembly Modeling for Assembly, Maintenance, Reuse and Recycling

Disassembly Modeling for Assembly, Maintenance, Reuse, and Recycling presents the approach in the context of the entire product life cycle. The book examines disassembly on the intermediate level, incorporating design for disassembly, concurrent design, and reverse logistics. It is the first text to supply a comprehensive discussion of the theories and methodologies associated with this approach. Designers and engineers for companies across many industries will come to rely upon this volume and the step-by-step applications illustrated within. Researchers, mechanical and industrial engineers, and professionals involved in concurrent design will find this an indispensable tool.

A.J.D. (Fred) Lambert, Surendra M. Gupta

Disassembly Practice. Introduction. Context of the End-Of-Life Disassembly. The Disassembly Process. Disassembly Sequencing. Disassembly Network Features. Geometrical Constraints and Precedence Relationships. Surface- and Direction-Oriented Analysis, and Modularity. Selecting the Optimum Disassembly Sequence. Disassembly Planning. Disassembly to Order Problems: Multi-Criteria Methods. Disassembly Line Balancing Problems.