Journal article
Public Awareness of Remanufactured Products in Yangtze River Delta of China: Present Status, Problems and Recommendations
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.15(6), p.1199
06/07/2018
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15061199
PMCID: PMC6024935
PMID: 29880752
Abstract
Exponential increase of used and scrapped products has aroused worldwide attention, with various coping strategies regarding environmental protection and resource reutilization being considered and implemented. Among these, remanufacturing, processing used products environmentally and restoring them to like-new conditions, is preferred by nations around the world. China has been committed to developing and advancing the remanufacturing industry along with its products since 2013, however only a few residents are able to recognize and purchase remanufactured products at the present time. This paper aims to investigate the public awareness of Chinese residents on these emerging products by conducting a questionnaire survey and field research for data collection, and analyzing the results statistically. Results show that most Chinese residents are not familiar with remanufactured products, the superior attributes of such products, or the channels available to purchase them. This could be explained by insufficient publicity and promotion on the part of the government and business enterprises. Factors influencing the purchase intentions of customers are illuminated and potential problems are summarized, in response to which, respective recommendations are provided for both policy makers and firms to popularize remanufactured products.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Public Awareness of Remanufactured Products in Yangtze River Delta of China: Present Status, Problems and Recommendations
- Creators
- Jian Cao - Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, LA 52242, USA. jcao@zjut.edu.cnXihui Chen - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. jerrychen0526@foxmail.comXueping Zhang - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. xpz1993@hotmail.comYanchen Gao - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. gyc511@foxmail.comXuemei Zhang - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. xuemeizhang@zjut.edu.cnYunwen Zhao - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. zhaoyw0601@foxmail.comXiaoli Yang - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. yxl_33793@163.comJiayang Xu - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. jiayangxu@zjut.edu.cnGengui Zhou - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China. ggzhou@zjut.edu.cnJerald L Schnoor - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, LA 52242, USA. jschnoor@engineering.uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.15(6), p.1199
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph15061199
- PMID
- 29880752
- PMCID
- PMC6024935
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Environ Res Public Health
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Publisher
- Switzerland
- Grant note
- P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/07/2018
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983997978602771
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