In-house or outsourcing? The impact of remanufacturing strategies on the dynamics of component remanufacturing systems under lifecycle demand and returns

•We compared the dynamics of remanufacturing in-house (RIS) and outsourcing (ROS).•We consider the impact of sales and return lifecycles on the dynamic performance.•Choose RIS if capacity/inventory cost are high at the maturity of sales lifecycle.•Choose ROS if capacity/inventory cost are high at the decline of sales lifecycle.