The second consortial assembly of the RemaNet project was hosted by the Technical University Darmstadt in the mechanical engineering department (PTW https://www.ptw.tu-darmstadt.de/) on the Lichtwiese campus in Darmstadt, Germany. All partners gathered in the CiP (Center for industrial Productivity)-building to show and discuss the progresses within the project.
A good progress in the project is visible and the discussion about the platform reaches a higher level of concretisation. The complex topic needs this discussion of different ways how to involve various business model options and logistics of remanufacturing for specific parts or products. It needs to be guaranteed that different stakeholders in the value chain can easily interact on the platform. Thus, the software developers and the use case developers work closely together.
During the second day of the assembly, the four use cases were discussed from the viewpoint which steps and corresponding demands need to be integrated in the value chain on the platform. The individual cases require different steps of logistics, timing, testing, and remanufacturing techniques that need to be reflected by the platform. The business case for each remanufactured part is additionally involving different stakeholders. This shows the variability required for remanufacturing as a general business.
