Re-manufacturing is ‘‘... an industrial process in which worn-out products are restored to like-new condition. Through a series of industrial processes in a factory environment, a discarded product is completely disassembled. Use able parts are cleaned, refurbished, and put into inventory. Then the new product is reassembled from the old and, where necessary, new parts to produce a fully equivalent and sometimes superior-in performance and expected lifetime to the original new product.’’ (Lund, 1983). Re-manufacturing is distinctly different from repair operations, since products are disassembled completely and all parts are returned to like-new condition, which may include cosmetic operations. Re-manufacturing is a form of waste avoidance since products are reused rather than being discarded. These discarded products are usually land filled, despite any residual value. Re-manufacturing also captures value-added remaining in the product in the forms of materials, energy and labor.