The Elimination Effect of Take-Back Regulation on Backward Production Capacity Remanufacturing Supply Chains

Table 2

Summary of notations.

Parameters
	Manufacturer’s unit cost of new product ($)
	Manufacturer’s unit cost of the remanufactured product ($)
	BPC remanufacturer’s unit cost of the remanufactured product ($)
	Consumer’s valuation for remanufactured products as a fraction of valuation for new products (%)
	Collection target (%)
Decision variables
	Quantity of new products
	Manufacturer’s quantity of remanufactured products
	BPC remanufacturer’s quantity of remanufactured products
	The unit price of new products ($)
	The unit price of remanufactured products ($)
Objectives
	Profit of manufacturer ($)
	Profit of BPC remanufacturer ($)
	Consumer surplus ($)
	Social welfare ($)