Using The Delphi Technique To Establish A Robust Research Agenda For Remanufacturing.

Remanufacturing is driven by different factors (such as extended economic profits, reduced environmental loading, social inclusion and job creation) and opposed by various barriers (such as reverse logistics, customer perception, product disassembly and component inspection). This paper details the results of two research surveys that have elicited the views of academics from around the world who are involved in remanufacturing research. The studies used the Delphi Technique to calibrate the different views on this broad and "open-ended" topic. The paper explains the Delphi Technique, the development of an online Delphi survey software tool and the STEEP (Social, Technical, Economic, Environmental, and Political) structure used for the surveys. The paper describes the process of using the Delphi Technique with the panel of academics, and shows the main results from each survey along with proposals for the continuing research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]