Until recently, the end of life (EOL) product management competence was a small number of firms that could make money out of recycling and / or disposal. Now, changing customer expectations and product return strict rules make many goods producing organizations oppose EOL product management, even in cases in which there is no clear economic incentive to do so. Is a framework that emphasizes the impact of the supply chain for the company have EOL product management processing, where it is the only viable option. Discusses the different recycling options available to managers, as well as the strategic implications of each of these options. "Hide
by All Pagell, Nagesh N. Murthy, Zhoahui Wu Source: Business Horizons 11 pages. Publication Date: March 15, 2007. Prod. #: BH227-PDF-ENG
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