Type of course:
Digital learning, Path
Language:
EN
Duration:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Workload:
30 hours
Proficiency:
Intermediate
Target:
Manager, Professionals, Students, Workers
SUMMARY
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to remanufacturing within the context of the Circular Economy (CE). It covers key concepts such as the differences between repair, refurbishing, recycling, and remanufacturing, along with their implications for sustainability, operational efficiency, and market competitiveness. Learners will explore the benefits and challenges of remanufacturing, focusing on economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The course also delves into the remanufacturing process chain, outlining the essential steps and prerequisites for successful implementation.
The course includes the following lessons:
- Introduction to Remanufacturing
- Remanufacturing & Strategies for Circular Economy (CE)
- Re-manufacturing Benefits, Limitations & Challenges
- Re-manufacturing Process Chain
- Summative Assessment

About The Author
Idoia Urain holds a PhD from the University of Mondragon where she currently works and is part of the team of the Department of Productive Logistics Operations Management (DOLP) and the research area of Circular Economy and Industrial Sustainability (ECSI). Her PhD has been related to the development of different tools for industrial companies in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (Spain) to move towards the Circular Economy. Mondragon Unibertsitatea (Faculty of Engineering) is a non-profit cooperative university focused on providing high-quality education, research, innovation and transfer of knowledge and technologies to industry.
Learning outcomes
- Define remanufacturing, identify its state of the art and distinguish it from other end-of-life (EOL) strategies.
- Classify remanufacturing process chain steps, relevant processes & technologies.
- Identify the economic, environmental, and social benefits of remanufacturing and recognize the limitations and challenges.
Topics
Advanced Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics, Sustainable Energy and Clean Technologies, Remanufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, CNC Machining