Remanufacturing strategy with design for the environment under asymmetric demand information

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 60, Number 4, July-August 2026


Page(s)		2265 - 2296
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2026070
Published online		31 July 2026

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