[Supply Chain] Canon Begins Remanufacturing Multifunction Devices in the US — Rolling Out Its Standard Production Model Globally

The response to the circular economy is expanding from simple collection and recycling to remanufacturing, which brings products themselves back to market. There is a growing need to consider disassembly, parts commonality, reusability and the capture of operating data from the product design stage. The point of this case is not just that Canon has started a remanufacturing business in the US, but that it has standardised circular manufacturing processes established in Japan and Europe into a business model that can be rolled out region by region.