What if a product’s journey didn’t end after its first use? Remanufacturing—restoring preowned parts to perform like new—is transforming automotives, electronics, and other industries. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Senior Partner Inga Maurer and Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro explore how this practice reduces waste while creating more value for companies.

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One year of agentic AI: Six lessons from the people doing the work

The infrastructure moment

Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw

What if a product&rsquo;s journey didn&rsquo;t end after its first use? Remanufacturing&mdash;restoring preowned parts to perform like new&mdash;is transforming automotives, electronics, and other industries. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Senior Partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/inga-maurer">Inga Maurer</a> and Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro explore how this practice reduces waste while creating more value for companies.
Articles Mentioned:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/one-year-of-agentic-ai-six-lessons-from-the-people-doing-the-work">One year of agentic AI: Six lessons from the people doing the work</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/infrastructure/our-insights/the-infrastructure-moment">The infrastructure moment</a>
Theme music composed, performed, and produced by Joy Ngiaw

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The McKinsey Podcast features conversations with experts from global management-consulting firm McKinsey & Company, focusing on the issues that matter most in business and management.

The McKinsey Podcast

Our flagship series The McKinsey Podcast takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.

Our flagship series The McKinsey Podcast takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey &amp; Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.