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By establishing and comparing decision models of three modes from the perspectives of profit, consumer surplus and environment, the optimal remanufacturing mode is discussed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results suggest that if the OEM\u2019s remanufacturing capability is high, the in-house mode brings to the highest environmental performance, OEM\u2019s profit and consumer surplus. Otherwise, the outsourcing mode (authorization) is the best benefit to environment (consumers if the unit production cost of new products is not too high). As for the preference of two decision-makers to outsourcing and authorization modes, if the difference of consumers\u2019 WTP for new products is low, the OEM prefers the outsourcing mode; otherwise, the OEM prefers the authorization mode. The preference of the third-party remanufacturer (TPR) to remanufacturing mode is affected by consumers\u2019 WTP for remanufactured products, WTP difference for new products and remanufacturing quality level standard.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>These results can provide operational insights into how to select remanufacturing mode when the quality of EOL products is uncertain and consumers\u2019 WTP for new products is different under three remanufacturing modes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper is among the first to investigate the joint effects of EOL products\u2019 uncertain quality and differential consumers\u2019 WTP for new products on the operational strategies and performance under different remanufacturing modes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/k-03-2022-0428","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,4]],"date-time":"2022-11-04T22:51:30Z","timestamp":1667602290000},"page":"358-383","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Remanufacturing mode selection considering uncertain EOL products\u2019 quality and differential consumers\u2019 WTP"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Bangyi","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0177-2833","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhi","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bengang","family":"Gong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,7]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"key2023122105460066100_ref001","first-page":"311","article-title":"Viability of remanufacturing practice: a strategic decision making framework for Chinese auto-parts companies","volume":"105","year":"2015","journal-title":"Journal of Cleaner Production"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2023122105460066100_ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.2014.2099","article-title":"Remanufacturing, third-party competition, and consumers\u2019 perceived value of new products","volume":"61","year":"2015","journal-title":"Management Science"},{"issue":"3","key":"key2023122105460066100_ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"407","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1937-5956.2006.tb00254.x","article-title":"Effects of random yield in reverse supply chains with price-dependent supply and demand","volume":"15","year":"2006","journal-title":"Production and Operations Management"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2023122105460066100_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"374","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejor.2013.07.017","article-title":"Optimal acquisition and production policy in a hybrid manufacturing\/remanufacturing system with core acquisition at different quality levels","volume":"233","year":"2014","journal-title":"European Journal of Operational Research"},{"issue":"5","key":"key2023122105460066100_ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"924","DOI":"10.1111\/poms.12673","article-title":"Impact of take-back regulation on the remanufacturing Industry","volume":"26","year":"2017","journal-title":"Production and Operations Management"},{"key":"key2023122105460066100_ref006","article-title":"The optimal disposition policy for remanufacturing systems with variable quality returns","volume":"140","year":"2020","journal-title":"Computers and Industrial Engineering"},{"key":"key2023122105460066100_ref007","unstructured":"Ferguson, M. 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