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Remanufacturing has received increased attention for its potential to reduce resource consumption and emissions in the manufacturing sector. Remanufacturing involves restoring and potentially upgrading end-of-life products to their original functionality and warranty. However, several challenges such as uncertainty about the timing and volume of returns, varying conditions and requirements for remanufacturing, reduced batch sizes, and increased workload variability hinder the efficiency of remanufacturing. Adaptable systems provide possibilities to manage these uncertainties and complexities. This paper aims to assess whether adaptability is beneficial for remanufacturing and to provide initial guidance on selecting appropriate implementation options. A framework is developed based on findings from a literature review, followed by analysis and systematization. This framework links remanufacturing influences and challenges to adaptability characteristics and their enablers, illustrating how these challenges can be addressed. The resulting framework demonstrates that some of the challenges in remanufacturing can be alleviated by increasing adaptability.

With the rapid expansion of the application of genomics and sequencing in plant breeding, there is a constant drive for better reference genomes. In potato (Solanum tuberosum), the third largest food crop in the world, the related species S. phureja, designated “DM”, has been used as the most popular reference genome for the last 10 years. Here, we introduce the de novo sequenced genome of Solyntus as the next standard reference in potato genome studies. A true Solanum tuberosum made up of 116 contigs that is also highly homozygous, diploid, vigorous and self-compatible, Solyntus provides a more direct and contiguous reference then ever before available. It was constructed by sequencing with state-of-the-art long and short read technology and assembled with Canu. The 116 contigs were assembled into scaffolds to form each pseudochromosome, with three contigs to 17 contigs per chromosome. This assembly contains 93.7% of the single-copy gene orthologs from the Solanaceae set and has an N50 of 63.7 Mbp. The genome and related files can be found at https://www.plantbreeding.wur.nl/Solyntus/. With the release of this research line and its draft genome we anticipate many exciting developments in (diploid) potato research.

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genetic diversity is limited because domesticated soybean has undergone multiple genetic bottlenecks. Its progenitor, the wild soybean [Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc], has not undergone the same intense selection and is much more genetically diverse than domesticated soybean. However, the agronomic importance of diversity in wild soybean is unclear, and its weedy nature makes assessment difficult. To address this issue, we chose for study a highly selected, adapted F4-derived progeny of wild soybean, NMS4-44-329. This breeding line is derived from the hybridization between G. max cultivar N7103 and G. soja PI 366122. Agronomic comparisons were made among N7103, NMS4-44-329 and their F1 and F2 progeny in replicated yield trials at two North Carolina locations. Significant F1 mid-parent heterosis was observed at each location for seed yield (189 and 223 kgha-1, P