Characterization of Mobile Phone Cases for Remanufacturing Purpose

Remanufacturing is a process when used product or core is brought to �like-new� condition, might be with an upgrade in performance. This process complies with technical specifications, including engineering, quality and testing standards. It yields a fully warranted product. The purpose of this study is to conduct an initial study on the feasibility of remanufacturing specifically on the mobile phone cases to provide information and consideration for a firm that would conduct remanufacturing of mobile phones. A material characterization on the mobile phone cases is performed to analyze the material structure for remanufacturing consideration. The results show that mobile phone cases are not suitable for remanufacturing, based on the material analysis, process difficulty, as well as cost projectio