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Table 9.1 Remanufacturing Practice: IT Networking
Dimension Secondary IT Networking Industry
Technology Typically, remanufactured and new products do not
belong to the same generation, but they may (e.g.,
product returns) [interview with Canvas Systems (GA)
senior manager, Steven Hyser] [0]
Use of
remanufactured
products
Network expansion, cheaper and quicker full replacement
for new products, redundancy, spare parts, testing, and
training [http://www.uneda.com/les/
UNEDAMembershipSurveyResults.pdf] [+]
Pricing Between 10 and 90 percent off a new product’s list price
(Sheldon 2007). An OEM (Cisco) offers remanufactured ...