Abstract
This chapter introduces the background knowledge of the main targeted problem considered in this book (i.e., remanufacturing and its associated reverse logistics). The chapter starts with an introduction about the role of remanufacturing in environment protection. Then, the related studies dealing with the remanufacturing are outlined in the background section, which is followed by a discussion about the work dedicated to the reverse logistics. Finally, the conclusion drawn in the last section closes this chapter.