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Mazahir, Muhammad Shumail. „Three essays on the effects of environmental regulations on supply chain practices“. Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLH008/document.
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Cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude des législations environnementales et leurs effets sur la chaîne d'approvisionnement. Plus précisément, nous nous intéressons à la législation basée sur le recyclage du produit mais aussi sur les normes de conformité (ROHS). Nous étudions le potentiel de réutilisation ainsi que les aspects environnementaux et économiques de différents systèmes de législation. La solution se présente sous forme d'une combinaison de politiques de récupération qui mène à de meilleurs résultats sur le plan écologique ainsi que sur le plan économique.Dans la deuxième partie de la thèse, Nous étudions la performance comparative des régimes à base sur la législation de récupération avec des problématiques d'innovation et de conception de produits. La politique de réutilisation des produits peut aggraver l’environnement si le cadre de la régulation n'est pas bien défini. Dans la dernière partie, une étude est menée sur le choix des produits dans une chaine d’approvisionnement avec des législations basées sur la récupération et sur la conformité des produits. Nous intégrons les effets de l'incertitude associée à la demande du marché et les paramètres de coût de récupération. Une méthode d'optimisation robuste pour la sélection et distribution des produits est présentéeClimate change and global temperature rise has made environmental legislations a focal point of discussion. This dissertation is devoted to the study of environmental legislations and their effect on supply chain practices. More precisely, our center of interest is the product recovery based legislation along with compliance based regulations. We explore the reuse potential and the environmental and economical aspects of different product recovery based legislation schemes by modeling a stackelberg game between a social welfare maximizing policy maker and a profit maximizing monopolistic firm and find that a combination of existing recovery policies i.e., a recovery target in combination with incentive structure such as taxation/subsidy may lead to better outcomesnot only from environmental perspective but also from economical aspects. In Chapter 2, we extend the discussion comparative performance of the recovery legislation based schemes in presence of innovation and product design issues and show how unintended environmental outcomes may appear if the policy framework is not adequately designed. In Chapter 3, wecapture the effect of recovery legislation and compliance based legislation on product selection when a firm serves a number of markets. We incorporate the effects of uncertainty associated with market demands and recovery cost parameters and present a robust optimization based method for product selection and allocation decisions
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Song, MeiCheng. „The contribution of circular economy and the green supply chain management theory to mobile phone waste recycling and reusing system“. Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris, CNAM, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019CNAM1271.
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S’adressant au difficile problème de l’élimination des déchets de téléphonie mobile, basée sur le concept de création de valeur partagée, de l’économie circulaire et de la chaîne d’approvisionnement verte, cette thèse a d’abord été démontrée dans des cadres théoriques et par la revue théorique de la littérature, puis a mis en avant l’idée et la méthode pour construire un système de recyclage de déchets de téléphone mobile basé sur ces théories. Pour faciliter le recyclage des déchets de téléphonie mobile au niveau pratique en Chine et dans d’autres pays, les problèmes existants et le mode de fonctionnement sont résumés, et l’espace d’utilisation des déchets de téléphonie mobile est élargi. Une analyse quantitative est appliquée pour examiner les indicateurs d’évaluation pertinents et les modèles mathématiques au niveau analytique. Cette thèse a principalement utilisé les quatre types de méthodes de recherche suivants: processus de hiérarchie analytique, analyse empirique, analyse quantitative et qualitative, ainsi qu’une intégration de l’analyse au niveau macro et micro. Grâce à ces méthodes de recherche, cette thèse a fait une analyse détaillée et une discussion sur le statut de recyclage, les facteurs influençants, l’effet d’utilisation, le système d’index d’évaluation complet, ainsi que les lois et réglementations pertinentes de gestion des déchets de téléphonie mobile. Après une analyse détaillée, la thèse a conclu que même si les preuves ont montré que les déchets de téléphones mobiles causent une pollution grave à l’environnement, une énorme quantité de valeurs économiques subsistaient pourtant dans les déchets des téléphones mobiles. Les faibles taux de recyclage et de réutilisation des systèmes pourraient être renforcés premièrement en améliorant le mécanisme économique basé sur les théories de l’économie circulaire, de création de valeur partagée et des chaînes d’approvisionnement vertes. Deuxièmement en améliorant l’innovation technologique. Troisièmement, en construisant un système pertinent de lois et de réglementations sur la gestion des déchets de téléphonie mobile. Quatrièmement, en établissant un système d’indicateurs d’évaluation raisonnable et efficace grâce à l’utilisation de modèles mathématiques. Et enfin, en subventionnant des activités éducatives pour promouvoir la protection de l’environnement et mettre en place un ensemble de systèmes de gestion qui impliquent le public, les gouvernements et les entreprises manufacturièresAddressing the difficult problem of eliminating mobile phone waste, based on the concept of creating shared value, circular economy and green supply chain, this thesis was first demonstrated in theoretical frameworks and by the theoretical review of the literature, then put forward the idea and method to build a mobile phone waste recycling system based on these theories. To facilitate the recycling of mobile phone waste at the practical level in China and other countries, the existing problems and the way of operation are summarized, and the utilization space of mobile phone waste is expanded. Quantitative analysis is applied to examine the relevant evaluation indicators and mathematical models at the analytical level. This thesis mainly used the following four types of research methods: analytic hierarchy process,empirical analysis, quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as an integration of the macro level and micro level analysis. Through these research methods, this thesis made a detailed analysis and discussion on the recycling status, influencing factors, the effects of use, comprehensive evaluation index system and relevant laws and regulations of mobile phone waste. After a detailed analysis, the thesis concluded that even though the evidences have showed that mobile phones waste cause serious pollution to the environment, an enormous amount of economic values still existed in the mobile phones waste. The low rates of recycling and reusing of systems could be strengthened first by improving the economic mechanism based on improving the economic mechanism based on the theories of the circular economy, creating shared value and green supply chains. Second, by improving the technological innovation. Third, by building a relevant system of laws and regulations on mobile phone waste management. Fourth, by establishing a system of reasonable and effective evaluation indicators through the use of mathematical models. And finally, by subsidizing educational activities to promote the protection of the environment and put in place a set of management systems that involve the public, governments and manufacturing companies
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Bouhafs, Ilana. „La fabrique de la transition : construire, diffuser et négocier le sens de la soutenabilité au sein des chaînes d'approvisionnement textile“. Thesis, Université de Lille (2022-....), 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022ULILD007.
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Alors que le dernier rapport du GIEC (2022) tire une nouvelle fois la sonnette d'alarme, il apparaît crucial pour les chercheurs en sciences de gestion de s'intéresser aux processus susceptibles de transformer nos modes de production et de consommation pour les rendre plus soutenables. En s'inscrivant dans les transition studies, et en mobilisant conjointement la perspective multi-niveaux et les travaux de Karl Weick relatifs aux processus de construction et de diffusion du sens (Weick, 1989, 1995, 2005), notre travail de thèse vise à identifier les micro-fondations de la transition et ce en vue de comprendre comment les individus influencent celle-ci et le management des chaînes d'approvisionnement textile (Geels, 2020). Grâce à une étude de cas multiple et compréhensive, mobilisant des méthodes plurielles (entretiens semi-directifs, observations et données secondaires et de presse), nous reconstituons les processus de construction de sens traversés par des collaborateurs d'enseignes de distribution, des dirigeants industriels, mais également des entrepreneurs. Plusieurs interprétations de la transition et leurs répercussions sur le management de la chaîne d'approvisionnement ont pu être identifiées. Elles sont les suivantes : « produire mieux », « produire moins » et « produire avec ». Celles-ci témoignent de compréhensions de la soutenabilité plus ou moins fortes, et aboutissent à des modèles de management de la chaîne d'approvisionnement variés bien que le plus souvent complémentaires : le management circulaire, local, équitable, frugal et collaboratif. Nos travaux nous poussent à considérer la transition, mais également les modèles de management des chaînes d'approvisionnement qui en sont issus comme des concepts éminemment interprétatifs. Résultats de processus sociaux, ils sont influencés par l'interaction et les dispositifs intermédiairesThe latest IPCC report (2022) sounds the alarm bell on the acceleration and intensification of climate change. More than ever, researchers should focus their attention on processes likely to transform our production and consumption patterns to make them more sustainable. Rooted in the field of transition studies, and more especially on the multilevel perspective, and by jointly mobilizing Karl Weick's work on sensemaking and sensegiving (Weick, 1989, 1995, 2005), our reseach aims to bring a new understanding of transition by identifying its micro-foundations and more specifically by understanding how individuals influence both transition and supply chain management (Geels, 2020).Thanks to a multiple and comprehensive case study, mobilizing several methods (semi-structured interviews, observations, and secondary data and press archives), we retrace sensemaking processes of retailers' employees, industrial leaders, and entrepreneurs, and identify both their action and their justifications. Several interpretations of transition, with specific repercussions on supply chain management had been identified. According to our findings, both transition and supply chain management models should be considered as eminently interpretative concepts. Resulting of social processes, they are influenced by interaction and which can also be influenced by intermediary devices
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Maura, Alessandro <1994>. „Circular business model and supply chain“. Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/16603.
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La ricerca approfondisce le tematiche dello Strategy Innovation Workshop, evento tenutosi presso il Campus di San Giobbe in data 11 giugno 2019, inerenti all’economia circolare. Viene analizzato l’impatto dell’economia circolare sui modelli di business tradizionali, mettendo in evidenza, in particolar modo, le opportunità che si celano dietro all’applicazione di soluzioni sostenibili per lo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti e processi interrogandosi su quali effetti abbiano le azioni dell’impresa sull’ambiente e, più in generale, sulla società. La tesi è così strutturata in capitoli:
I - introduzione sull’innovazione strategica e su come questo processo porti a ridisegnare il modello di business delle imprese. Descrizione del framework sviluppato per il ridisegno dei modelli di business e dei building block di cui lo stesso si compone.
II - Viene spiegato cosa è e perché l’economia circolare può rappresentare un driver di sostenibilità ambientale e contemporaneamente di innovazione strategica per le imprese. Vengono esposte le strategie e le tecnologie abilitanti l’economia circolare che risultano dalla letteratura scientifica.
III - si definisce quale sia la proposta di valore dei modelli di business circolari e le best practices facilitanti la transizione da un modello lineare a uno circolare anche attraverso la descrizione di casi studio.
IV - sono riportati gli impatti dell’economia circolare sul ridisegno delle filiere produttive riportando casi studio specifici inerenti al tema.
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Torres, De Miranda Pinto Julian. „Sustainable resource management in european steel supply chains“. Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019CLFAD002/document.
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La présente thèse entend examiner les interactions présentes et futures entre l'industrie sidérurgique européenne et son environnement, avec pour objectifs principaux, l’amélioration de la prise de décision et l'élaboration de politiques industrielles en matière de durabilité et de circularité. La thèse contribue à l’émergence de propositions contribuant à façonner l'avenir de l'acier dans l’Union Européenne. L'industrie sidérurgique européenne est utilisée ici comme un cas d’école, visant à explorer les avantages potentiels pour l’économie circulaire et l’écologie industrielle, d’une intégration d’un outil (Analyse du Cycle de Vie – ACV) dans une méthodologie (Dynamique des Systèmes – SD). Un modèle modulaire pour l’industrie sidérurgique européenne a été construit et, pour 4 des 5 articles développés dans la thèse, 21 simulations ont été effectuées. 12 simulations ont permis d’identifier les contraintes potentielles et les avantages des stratégies de fin de vie; 5 d’évaluer les avantages et les inconvénients des différentes stratégies d’intégration de la chaîne d’approvisionnement (SCI) dans la filière européenne de l’acier; et 4 de traiter des interactions entre les dynamiques biophysiques et économiques sur le marché de l'acier. Le dernier article s’appuie sur une nouvelle méthodologie – les Cercles de Durabilité et le Métabolisme Urbain Durable – pour évaluer les défis et les contributions de l'acier dans le cadre de l’éco-fonctionnalité en milieu urbain. Les résultats ont montré que l’intégration de l’ACV dans les stratégies de développement durable permettait de reproduire assez fidèlement les résultats et les scénarios d’études scientifiques antérieures, tout en suggérant des apports méthodologiques relativement novateurs. Cette recherche opérationnelle est susceptible d'intéresser les managers et des chefs d’entreprises qui s’attachent aux questions d’efficience et de résilience de l’outil industriel, ainsi que les décideurs politiques qui souhaitent cerner les enjeux d’une pénurie de matières premières ou d’une politique de recyclage de l’acier à l’échelle européenne. D'après les résultats de chaque article, il a été observé que (a) le recyclage et la réutilisation pourraient générer des résultats intéressants à moyen et à long terme en matière de circularité, en abandonnant notamment les combustibles fossiles et en développant un tout nouveau marché autour des services de fin de vie; (b) différentes approches en matière de chaine logistique intégrée semblent être prometteuses d'un point de vue environnemental et stratégique; (c) six variables biophysiques clés peuvent avoir une incidence notoire sur les cours au comptant, les cours à terme, les marges d'EBITDA, l'utilisation des capacités de production, la distribution des dividendes et les coûts de fabrication de l'acier; et (d) la dynamique servicielle dans le cadre de l’éco-fonctionnalité peut apporter des avantages significatifs aux villes durables, tout en modifiant considérablement la structure de l’offre sur le marché de l’acierThe present thesis delved into the current and future interactions within the European Steel Industry and of it with the environment it is a part of, with the main objective of supporting decision- and policy-making efforts oriented towards sustainability and circularity, helping to shape the future of steel in the European Community. The thesis used the European Steel Industry as a case study to explore the potential benefits of integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into System Dynamics (SD) under the scopes of Circular Economy and Industrial Ecology. A model representative of the European Steel Industry was built modularly in Stella Architect, following ILCD and ISO guidelines and standards for LCA. Throughout 4 of the 5 articles developed for the present thesis, 21 simulation runs were performed on the aforementioned model: 12 on identifying potential constraints and benefits of End-of-Life policies; 5 assessing the advantages and disadvantages of different Supply Chain Integration (SCI) strategies along European steel supply chains; and 4 addressing the interactions between biophysical and economic dynamics in the steel market. An additional article was developed using the methodologies of Circles of Sustainability and Sustainable Urban Metabolism to appraise the challenges and contributions of steel as part of servitization initiatives in urban environments. Overall results indicated that integrating LCA into SD was not only feasible and capable of reproducing results, trends and behaviors from previous scientific studies, but also of contributing to both methodologies in different levels. This approach has potential to interest policy-makers who seek more granularity within the European Steel Industry as well as decision-makers searching for a broader understanding of their operation’s dynamics beyond the gates, notably regarding raw material scarcity, resource self-sufficiency, and resource ownership retention. From the results of each article it was observed that, (a) pushing for recycling and reuse could generate interesting medium- to long-term results for circularity, transitioning away from fossil fuels and developing a whole new market around end-of-life services; (b) different SCI approaches can be environmentally and strategically promising; (c) six key biophysical variables can distinctively affect spot prices, future prices, EBITDA margins, capacity utilization, dividend payouts, and costs of steelmaking; and (d) servitization can provide significant benefits to sustainable cities, while also being able to substantially alter the supply-side dynamics of steelmaking, highlighting how important it is for steelmakers to pay close attention to the service-providing initiatives that may concern their clients and products
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Mahroof, Kamran, Amizan Omar und B. Kucukaltan. „Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Overcoming the Challenges with Digital Technologies“. Emerald Publishing, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18585.
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YesThe purpose of this paper is to offer a consolidative approach in exploring the potential contribution of digital technologies in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) for the sustainable performance of food supply chain business, through the circular economy concepts. As a single case study, this qualitative, interpretivist research was based on one of the largest food producers in the United Kingdom. The research utilises semi-structured interviews and applies thematic analysis to offer rich insights into SSCM challenges and their relationship with the business performance, through ten in-depth interviews. Findings derived from thematic analysis of the interview transcripts suggest four main critical success factors underpinning SSCM practices and businesses performance – i.e. business continuity, waste reduction, performance measurement approach, and organisational learning, which could use the help of digital technologies to improve. This led to seven propositions to be addressed in the future research. This research offers real, practical insights into SSCM challenges, within the context of food supply chain and explores the potential of digital technologies in overcoming them. Accordingly, the primary contribution of this work is grounded in the identification of critical success factors in SSCM for Food Supply Chains (FSC). Hence, this work contributes further to the literature on SSCM, as well as circular economy, by providing a study of a business in the context of the highly pertinent and valuable food industry.
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Hassim, Abdul. „Green innovation and circular economy in South African supply chain organisations“. Diss., University of Pretoria, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81316.
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South Africa has complex environmental and economic challenges as part of its sustainable development. These include depleting natural resources, significant waste generation and high carbon emissions, compounded with an economic growth rate below global growth. Organisations within the supply chain play a key role in purchasing and distributing goods that underpin the economy. Waste generation and carbon emissions drive climate change which has been singled out as a significant risk to humanity. The negative environmental impacts of climate change, resource depletion, waste generation and carbon emissions have compounded the bleak economic outlook for South Africa. Developed countries have implemented circular economy policies that support green innovation within the supply chain. The circular economy is a model that supports waste reduction while improving the economy and the use of natural resources through reducing, reusing and recycling at a basic level. The research area of circular economy in the supply chain is trending globally and is still relatively new from a South African context, particularly around circular business models in the supply chain. Circular economy principles work hand in hand with driving green innovation, as the technology allows for the identification of new ways to reduce waste and cost across the supply chain. The research is qualitative and exploratory within the area of supply chain, with a focus on green innovation and circular economy from a developing country perspective. It intends to understand the key drivers that contribute to companies adopting green innovation strategies. The benefit of the research is for practitioners to understand how South Africa can achieve green in the supply chain and overcome economic issues by adopting circular economy principles.
Twelve semi-structured interviews were carried out with managers of large organisations that have embarked on green initiatives within the supply chain. The study established commonalities with existing research on external and internal drivers supporting green innovation and the circular economy in the supply chain. The research established new insights around South African organisations' differences in the supply chain, particularly around operational risk being a critical driver considering water scarcity and electricity instability. It also identified internal drivers to changing business models from linear to circular, particularly around sustainability strategies, network collaboration, sustainability culture and changing the way companies are measured. Recommendations support how business models could be adapted to drive circular business models across supply chain organisations in South Africa.Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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Narayana, Naidelage Chamari Pushpamali. „The role of reverse logistics on supply chain performance“. Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207373/1/Chamari%20Pushpamali_Narayana%20Naidelage_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis examines the effect of reverse logistics practices on supply chain performance in the construction sector that adversely impacts the environment. Mixed-method was adopted to examine the role of reverse logistics practices, environmental impacts of reverse logistics strategies, and the effect of reverse logistics on supply chain performance. Results revealed that waste management is the mere focus of reverse logistics in the industry, reuse is environmentally the best option, and reverse logistics favourably impact most of the performance criteria. The study provided recommendations for strategic decision and policy making for successful reverse logistics at macro, meso, and micro levels.
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Holesova, Gabriela, und Ekaterina Ivashneva. „Supply chain collaboration as a facilitator of circular economy for bio-based food packaging“. Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-44202.
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The amount of food packaging waste is one of the issues associated with increasing global population and corresponding increase in consumption rate of packaged foods. Traditional plastic food packaging derived from fossil fuels imposes a significant environmental threat. There are sustainable bio-based alternatives developed to substitute traditional plastic packaging that are implemented in circular economy business models. These solutions often utilise collaboration to be implemented, however, there is a lack of research on the collaborative processes that enable circular economy in bio-based food packaging. In this thesis we examine what collaborative processes are being used in the bio-based packaging supply chain and how these processes help with facilitating the implementation of circular economy in the packaging production. Moreover, this thesis also investigates what are the barriers that the packaging producers face as they collaborate toward a circular economy. Therefore, we use qualitative interviews with representatives of bio-based food packaging companies and study the theories of supply chain collaboration and circular economy such as resource based view, transaction cost economics and various iterations of circular supply chain management models. We find that bio-based food packaging producers collaborate externally with customers, suppliers and internally among organisational teams to enable the circular economy of bio-based alternatives to conventional plastics. We also find that collaboration for circular economy in bio-based food packaging solutions is challenged by cultural differences, varying regulations among countries, opportunistic behaviour across the supply chain, insufficient organisation of communication between collaborators as well and misalignment of their interests. We contribute empirical evidence of collaborative processes across bio-based food packaging supply chains providing a ground for further research streams across the aspects of collaboration for circular economy.
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Norberg, Filip, und Niklas Carlsson. „Closed-loop supply chain : En studie av svenska detaljhandelsföretag inom modebranschen“. Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-67437.
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Den globala uppvärmningen anses idag vara ett av de största hoten mot vår planet. Vi människor är en stor bidragande orsak, efter årtionden av ständigt ökande utsläpp och gränslös konsumtion. Åtgärder måste genomföras inom samtliga sektorer i vårt samhälle. En av dessa sektorer är textilindustrin som årligen producerar mängder med nya produkter för att täcka kunders behov av ständig förnyelse. Som ett steg bort från det linjära slit-och-släng-samhället har företag börjat implementera cirkulära försörjningskedjor, s.k. closed-loop supply chains (CLSC). Denna studie undersöker hur svenska detaljhandelsföretag inom modebranschen arbetar med CLSC för att minska sin klimatpåverkan men även för att skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar. Detta görs genom en teorigenomgång som ligger till grund för en empirisk studie av fyra företag, där två av företagen studeras djupgående genom intervjuer med representanter från företagen. De två andra företagen har studerats på grundare nivå genom granskning av företagens hållbarhetsredovisning och hemsidor. Författarna undersöker även vilka drivkrafter och hot som företag ser med CLSC.
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Nunes, Margarida Gonçalves. „Economia circular e as cadeias de abastecimento : estudo de caso“. Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21013.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia IndustrialO crescimento populacional e o aumento das exigências dos clientes por produtos novos e de qualidade, influenciam a estabilidade económica e ambiental. Deste modo as empresas e economias procuram novos modelos para suportar estas exigências, tendo levado ao desenvolvimento do conceito da Economia Circular - um modelo que ganhou relevância nos últimos anos - devido aos benefícios ambientais e económicos que proporciona às empresas, economias e clientes. A transição para modelos circulares exige uma visão abrangente de todo o ciclo de produção, sendo a gestão das cadeias de abastecimento essencial para obter sucesso na implementação de modelos circulares. Esta dissertação pretende estudar como os princípios de Economia Circular podem ser aplicados numa cadeia de abastecimento, e para isso recorreu-se à análise da cadeia de abastecimento da Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira. A escolha prende-se com o facto dos bens de consumo rápido, como os bens alimentares, têxteis e embalagens, serem particularmente interessantes para análise da circularidade. A revisão de literatura permitiu a identificação de alguns propósitos essenciais para aplicação da Economia Circular na gestão de uma cadeia de abastecimento, que serviram como base para analisar a cadeia de abastecimento da empresa. Esta análise permitiu identificar alguns obstáculos, como a localização geográfica, e a mentalidade do consumidor final. Deste modo foram propostas algumas melhorias direcionadas à gestão da cadeia de abastecimento do caso de estudo.
The population growth and the increase in demands of customers for new and quality products influence the economic and environmental stability. Thus, companies and economies try to find new models to support these demands, leading to the development of Circular Economy concept - a model that gained relevance in last years - due to the environmental and economic benefits it provides to the companies, economies, and consumers. The transition to circular models requires a comprehensive view of the entire production cycle, and supply chain management is essential to achieve success in implementing circular models. This project aims to study how the principles of Circular Economy can be applied in a supply chain, and for that purpose the analysis of supply chain of Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira was used. The choice is related to the fact that fast consumer goods, such as food, textile, and packaging, are particularly interesting for circularity analysis. The literature review allowed the identification of some essential purposes for the application of Circular Economy in the management of a supply chain, which served as a base for analyzing the company's supply chain. This analysis allowed the identification of some obstacles, such as geographical location, and the final consumer's mentality. In this way, some improvements were directly proposed to the supply chain management.
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Wang, Peijia, und Siqi Liu. „From Green Purchasing to Green Supply Chain Management : a single-case study of Guitang“. Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15152.
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Sustainable development is an eternal topic and the enterprise’ sustainability provides the answer. Furthermore, emerging market’s sustainable development is frequently mentioned recently due to the serious pollution and waste due to the blind pursuit of higher GDP (Colm, 2012). This paper aims to find out the drivers and barriers of green supply chain management (GSCM) implementation; and figure out how to strengthen the relationship between green purchasing (GP) and GSCM based on the single-case study of Guitang Group. Combining the qualitative and quantitative method, we try to explore and describe the influence on GSCM development caused by the specific background of China. Based on the suggestions of how to strengthen the relationships between GP and GSCM, it will be more efficient for us to find a suitable way for manufacturing industrial companies in China to achieve the path from green purchasing to green supply chain management.
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Venkatachalam, Jayasurya. „How can we measure the technical, socio-economic, and environmental performance of circular business models and supply chain?“ Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302533.
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Circular business models can assist in reshaping and transitioning away from the current linear consumption pattern which can in turn allow us to achieve a circular economy. Businesses can change their operating model and consider a more sustainable alternative to their current production and consumption method. For businesses to assist in the transition of circular economy, the circular economy strategies can be integrated into their business models. Companies have already started to align goals and objectives to achieve this by measuring performance indicators. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are used to effectively communicate and set targets to be achieved within different levels of an organization. KPIs can be used to monitor the progress of different aspects of sustainability including environment, economic and social. Due to this reason, many industries are shifting towards a circular business model to ensure better resource utilization and sustainable operations. For companies to evaluate their progress towards their set targets and goals, performance measurement is crucial. In this study, relevant existing circular KPIs have been identified which can be implemented by the case companies to measure the performance of their supply chain and entire business model. The technical, environmental, and socio-economic dimensions are focused on this study while identifying the Key Performance Indicators. A systematic literature review was initially performed during this study. Data achieved from literature was then compared with empirical data. The empirical data is based on interviews and surveys conducted with the case companies which were later compiled to develop the suitable indicators.Cirkulära affärsmodeller kan hjälpa till att omforma och övergå från det nuvarande linjära konsumtionsmönstret, vilket i sin tur kan göra det möjligt för oss att uppnå en cirkulär ekonomi. Företag kan ändra sin driftsmodell och överväga ett mer hållbart alternativ till sin nuvarande produktions- och konsumtionsmetod. För att företag ska bistå vid övergången till cirkulär ekonomi kan strategierna för cirkulär ekonomi integreras i deras affärsmodeller. Företag har redan börjat anpassa sina mål för att uppnå detta genom att mäta prestationsindikatorer. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) används för att effektivt kommunicera och sätta upp mål som ska uppnås inom olika nivåer i en organisation. KPIs kan användas för att övervaka utvecklingen av olika aspekter av hållbarhet, inklusive miljö, ekonomisk och social. Av denna anledning övergår många branscher mot en cirkulär affärsmodell för att säkerställa bättre resursutnyttjande och hållbara operationer. Prestandamätning är avgörande för att företag ska kunna utvärdera sina framsteg i förhållande till sina uppsatta mål. I denna studie har relevanta befintliga cirkulära KPIs identifierats som kan implementeras av fallstudieföretagen för att mäta prestanda för deras försörjningskedja och hela affärsmodellen. Fokus för denna studie är de tekniska, miljömässiga och socioekonomiska dimensionerna samtidigt som de viktigaste prestationsindikatorerna identifieras. En systematisk litteraturöversikt utfördes initialt under denna studie. Data erhållen från litteraturen jämfördes därefter med empiriska data. De empiriska uppgifterna är baserade på intervjuer och undersökningar som gjorts med fallstudiebolagen som senare sammanställdes för att utveckla lämpliga indikatorer.
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Palmquist, Anna, und Sebastian Gersér. „Waste of money, or money of waste? Ekonomisk lönsamhet vid insamling av returmaterial“. Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-12828.
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Den ökade konsumtionen i dagens samhälle leder till en större efterfrågan på nya råvaror. Samtidigt är jordens resurser begränsade och råvarupriserna höjs i samband med att resurserna håller på att ta slut. Därför är det viktigt att ta till vara på de resurser som finns genom att öka nyttjandegraden av material och sluta produkters livscykler, då kan materialet återvinnas och återanvändas vid tillverkning av nya produkter. Om tillverkande företag väljer att använda återvunnet material i sin produktion sparas jordens resurser in eftersom inte en lika stor mängd jungfruligt material behövs. Det bidrar till en ekologisk vinst som i vissa fall också kan leda till en ekonomisk vinst. Syftet med arbetet var att undersöka om materialåtervinningen kan göras ekonomiskt lönsam för de företag som väljer att sluta produkters livscykler och samla in returmaterialet. Detta genomfördes genom att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar den ekonomiska lönsamheten i värdekedjan och hur insamlingssystemet bör utformas för att maximera mängden insamlat installationsspill. För att kunna genomföra arbetet har vetenskaplig litteratur i form av rapporter och artiklar studerats för de ämnesspecifika områdena som studien behandlar, dessa stod till grund för rapportens teoretiska del. Sedan genomfördes en empirisk datainsamling i form av kvalitativ numerisk data, intervjuer hölls med golvläggare och logistikansvarig för extern returmaterialshantering. Utöver detta genomfördes observationer av uppvisade beteenden relaterat till insamling av installationsspill ute på byggarbetsplatser. En kvantitativ fältstudie genomfördes också som inkluderade respektive installationsprojekt. Resultatet av studien visar att generellt sätt är golvläggare positiva till att samla in returmaterial utan att företaget får betalt genom ekonomiska styrmedel så länge insamlingen inte medför något extra arbete. De resterande aktörerna i den omvända flödeskedjan har ett större ekonomiskt incitament än ett ekologiskt incitament till att medverka för att samla in returmaterial. Det försvårar för producenten att skapa en ekonomiskt lönsam returmaterialshantering då det skapas höga kostnader som produktens vinstmarginal ska klara av att täcka. Transport är den faktor som ackumulerar störst kostnad per insamlad enhet. För att sänka kostnaderna är det nödvändigt att returmaterial i höga kvantiteter och med hög kvalitet samlas in. Om ett företag lyckas skapa en lönsam returmaterialshantering kan det leda till minskade kostnader i form av material- och produktionskostnader. Resultatets betydelse från studien är viktig då det saknas studier som direkt behandlar och visar hur returmaterialshantering kan genomföras och göras ekonomiskt lönsam. Därmed bidrar studien till vidare diskussion och inspiration. Studien avgränsas till att analysera den ekonomiska lönsamheten av den externa returmaterialshanteringen.The increased consumption in the modern society leads to a higher demand for new raw materials. At the same time, the earth's resources are limited and the prices increase when the resources decrease. Therefore, it is important to take advantage of the resources by increasing the utilization rate of material and close product lifecycles. The material can be recycled and reused in the manufacture of new products. If manufacturing companies choose to use recycled materials in their production the earth’s resources would be saved because less virgin material is needed. This contributes to an ecological profit which in some cases may also lead to a financial gain. The purpose of this work was to investigate whether recycling of materials could be economically profitable for the companies that choose to close product lifecycles and collect the end-of-use material. This was done by examining the factors that affect the economic viability of the value chain and how the collection system should be designed to maximize the amount of collected installation waste. In order to implement the work, scientific literature in the form of reports and articles are studied in the subject-specific areas that the study covers, these were the basis for the report's theoretical part. An empirical data collection was also done in the form of qualitative numerical data, interviews were held with flooring contractors and the logistics manager for external recycled material, and observations were conducted of exhibited behaviors related to the collection of installation waste out on construction sites. A quantitative field study was also conducted which included each installation project. The results of the study show that the flooring contractors are generally positive to collecting recycling material without any financial benefits as long as it does not involve any additional work. The remaining companies in the reverse supply chain have a higher financial incentive than an ecological incentive to participate and collect recycling material. This makes it difficult for the producer to create an economically viable collection system of recycling materials since it creates too high costs for the product's profit margin to be able to cover these costs. Transport is the factor that accumulates the highest cost per collected unit. To reduce the costs it is necessary to return material in high quantities and with high quality. If a company manages to create a profitable return of used materials it can lead to reduced costs in terms of material and production costs. The impact of the result is important because there are no or just a few previous studies that directly treat and show how a system of collecting recycling material can be implemented in a company and be economically viable. The study contributes to further discussions and inspiration. The study is limited to analyzing the economic viability of the external collection system of recycling material.
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Dahl, Thor Lobekk, Yichang Lu und Sidney Carina Thill. „Sustainability of Construction and Demolition Waste : A Closed-loop Supply Chain for Flat Glass“. Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104631.
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Purpose: This thesis’ purpose is to identify a CLSC model of flat glass, including actors,waste sources, and what can be done with recycled flat glass. In addition, this researchaims to propose a cost structure of a flat glass CLSC. Thus, this thesis’ research questions(RQ) are: RQ1: How can closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) for the purpose of flat glasslook like? RQ1.A: What actors are a part of a flat glass CLSC? RQ1.B: What are thewaste sources of flat glass in a flat glass CLSC? RQ1.C: What are the uses of flat glassas secondary material? RQ2: How can a cost structure for a closed-loop supply chain(CLSC) for the purpose of flat glass look like? Method: For this purpose of this thesis the researchers chose to employ a pragmatistresearch philosophy. The thesis is an exploratory qualitative study using an abductiveapproach. A case study strategy was used, and data was collected through semi-structuredinterviews and a literature review. Seven interviews were conducted with the six casecompanies. Findings: A flat glass CLSC consists of three phases: manufacture, use, and secondary(raw) material. The main actors are float glass manufacturer, flat glass processor/refiner,flat glass distributor, construction and demolition company, flat glass recycler, and freighthauler. Sub-actors of a flat glass CLSC are raw materials supplier, government, thirdparty contractors, container glass manufacturer, and glass wool manufacturer. Secondarymaterial occurs during flat glass manufacturing, distribution/transport, construction, anddemolition. It can be divided into three types, i.e., pure, high quality cut-offs,contaminated flat glass, and end-of-use flat glass. The possible uses of flat glass assecondary material are float glass, container glass, and glass wool manufacturing. Thecost structure for a flat glass CLSC divides cost elements into the three phases of a flatglass CLSC and six supply chain cost categories, which include manufacturing cost,distribution cost, warehousing cost, administration cost, capital cost, and installation cost. Theoretical Implications: This master’s thesis helps in adding to two research areas: flatglass and CLSC. By reviewing existing literature and conducting the case studies inChina, Germany, and Norway, the researchers can reflect the current practices of flat glassCLSCs in different countries, thereby adding to existing scientific research to close theresearch gap of flat glass CLSCs. Practical Implications: This master’s thesis contributes to practice by providing a flatglass CLSC model and cost structure which can be used as a starting point of developinga flat glass CLSC and its cost structure. In addition, this thesis is connected to anotherbigger research project in collaboration with the Linnaeus University and the city ofVäxjö, the findings from this thesis are beneficial for improving the situation of flat glassin Sweden. Societal Implications: By researching circularity in CDW, this master’s thesis helps notonly the city of Växjö but also other Swedish cities to improve the situation of flat glassand strive towards a full circular economy, further contributing to an increase insustainability in Sweden.
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Bjerstaf, Charlotte, und Anna Pehrsson. „Supply Chain Relationship Management for Textile-to-Textile Recycling : a qualitative investigation from an European perspective“. Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26330.
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Supply chain management is found to be highly related to collaborations among stakeholders to create successful strategies for the supply chain. To leverage circularity in the textile and clothing industry, successful circular strategies that support the businesses in an economic and environmental manner are key. Through this research, the interconnection and communication between the relationships within the supply chain are found to be the most significant factor. In this qualitative study, the purpose of the research was to investigate how relationships and partnerships in the textile supply chain can affect and enable commercial scale for recycling of textiles-to-textiles. In-depth semi-structured interviews with six key stakeholders in the European textile industry. This study found that relationship characteristics such as trust, communication and strategic values through long-term relationships and key suppliers play an important role in realizing textile-to-textile recycling. Furthermore, findings confirm that the financial aspects are the most prominent condition for textile recycling to improve win-win partnership models to promote key operational conditions. With Europe having a leading position in the textile industry, the research study has geographically limited the empirical scope to solid focus on textile supply chain and business relationships in Italy to provide the study with accurate cluster accusation.
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Huang, Chenglei. „Developing Circular Economy Capability: Antecedents, Mechanisms, and Outcomes in Chinese Manufacturing Industry“. University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1326778525.
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Karlsson, Tove, und Lovisa Torfgård. „Circularity in ICT Supply Chain Management : Assessing material efficiency in inventory management for circularity at Ericsson“. Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279622.
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In the currently dominating linear economy, there is a strong focus on the forward supply of products, where products and materials are being replaced and wasted at an increasing pace. In addition to this, there are products not even reaching customers, being scrapped as a result of them being excess in inventories. As the increasingly noted circular economy aims to control the flows of materials so that these are circulated and the value of them is kept as high as possible while minimizing waste, it offers a set of tools useful to increase the material efficiency of excess inventories. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how improved inventory management can increase material efficiency from a circular economy perspective, to improve environmental and economic sustainability performance. A case study was completed at a global company in the ICT manufacturing sector where the current processes for handling excess inventory were studied along with the implications of product modularization. While exploring this topic, the thesis further aims to identify barriers and potentials to improving inventory management from the circular economy perspective. In enabling this, a qualitative study was performed, collecting empirical data through interviews with employees and researchers to use as the base for analysis and discussion. The findings present that although processes for managing products in excess inventory exist at the case company, there is great room for improvement regarding both a wider application of these along with the incentives and efficiency of them. The selection of products to be recirculated is today greatly dominated by economic factors, where typically only high-value products tend to be considered and the environmental aspect is somewhat lost in this consideration. Moreover, modularization is identified as an enabler for increased material efficiency in inventory management, reducing unique components and materials in inventories and thereby the risk of scrapping. However, these positive effects of modularization on the material efficiency are unfortunately not expected to be seen in the nearest time, but rather in the future. Furthermore, several barriers to improved inventory management are identified, also indicating the existing potentials for improvement and capabilities required for this. The most prominent barriers recognized are organizational, technological and economic barriers. The majority of them are internal barriers existing within the organization.I den för närvarande dominerande linjära ekonomin finns ett starkt fokus på det framåtgående flödet av produkter, där produkter och material byts ut och slösas i en allt ökande takt. Utöver det här produktflödet finns dessutom produkter som aldrig når kund, utan som skrotas på grund av att de är i överskott eller har blivit föråldrade medan fortfarande i lager. Då den alltmer uppmärksammade cirkulära ekonomin syftar till att kontrollera flödena av material så att dessa cirkuleras och hålls vid ett så högt värde som möjligt samtidigt som avfall minimeras, erbjuder den en uppsättning användbara verktyg som kan användas för att öka materialeffektiviteten i överskottslager. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur förbättrad lagerhantering kan öka materialeffektiviteten ur perspektivet av den cirkulära ekonomin, med syftet att förbättra miljömässig och ekonomisk hållbarhetsprestanda. En fallstudie utfördes vid ett globalt företag inom den tillverkande ICT-sektorn där de nuvarande processerna för hantering av överskottslager studerades tillsammans med implikationerna av att modularisera delar av produktportföljen. I undersökningen av detta syftar studien vidare till att identifiera barriärer och potential för förbättrad lagerhantering utifrån den cirkulära ekonomins principer. Detta utfördes genom en kvalitativ studie där empirisk data samlades in genom intervjuer med anställda samt forskare, vilken låg till grund för den analys och diskussion som genomförts. Resultaten visar att även om det i dagsläget finns processer för att hantera produkter i överskottslager hos fallföretaget, finns det stort utrymme för förbättring gällande effektiviteten av dessa. Urvalet av produkter för återcirkulering domineras idag till hög grad av ekonomiska faktorer, där oftast enbart produkter av högt ekonomiskt värde prioriteras för återcirkulering, och hållbarhetsaspekten förloras på vägen. Vidare identifieras modularisering som en möjliggörande faktor till förbättrad lagerhantering där färre unika komponenter och reducerade materialnivåer i lager minskar risken för skrotning. De positiva effekterna av modularisering på materialeffektiviteten inom lagerhantering förväntas däremot bli synbara på lång sikt snarare än kort sikt. Avslutningsvis identifieras flertalet barriärer till förbättrad materialeffektivitet inom lagerhantering, vilka indikerar de befintliga möjligheterna till förbättring. De mest framstående typerna av barriärer inkluderar organisatoriska, tekniska och ekonomiska barrirärer, där det kan konstateras att merparten är interna barriärer som kan hanteras inom organisationen.
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Brodersen, Pauline, Johanna Håkansson und Rodrigues Coelho Viktor Pombal. „Circular Economy, the future economy model for retailers : A qualitative study on retailers understanding of Circular Economy and their sustainability work progress“. Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95338.
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This thesis is about Circular Economy and sustainability through a retailer’s perspective. There has also been a focus on researching and trying to find out if the size of the retailer matters in a sustainability perspective and to achieve a Circular Economy. The research that has been made is done with a deductive approach and a qualitative method. Interviews have been held over a timeframe of a week in May 2020. Because of the pandemic, Covid-19, all of the interviews were held over telephone or email to ensure safety for all respondents, including the safety for the authors. The theory chapter has been conducted through peer-reviewed articles and literature. This chapter has then been divided into smaller parts chapters, as Circular Economy, Sustainability and Supply chain, and Triple bottom line. After the theory chapter the method in how the research have been done and why specific methods have been preferred over others. Following chapter is the empirical findings bundled together with analysis, each interview comes first separately and divided in the same way as the theory and are then compared in an analysis. The conclusion is that retailers need to continue working to become more sustainable. A way for retailers to present their work towards Circular Economy and sustainability is to be transparent and will reach consumers’ which can lead to higher reliability. There is a difference between larger and smaller retailers, it is in how the larger retailers have worked more towards incorporate Circular Economy model and sustainability in comparison to the smaller retailers.
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Bergqvist, Tobias, und Jonathan Lannö. „Managing Sustainability Transformations : Barriers for Implementing Recycled Plastics in the Automotive Industry“. Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78729.
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In the last three decades, the increased use of plastics is rapidly becoming a global environmental issue, resulting in growing landfills and pollution of air and water. The automotive industry, as a major demander of plastic materials, is starting to take responsibility with promised sustainability actions. One action relates to the concept of circular economy and closed loop thinking through the implementation of recycled plastics. However, the barriers of such implementations are still undiscovered, with research missing out on the challenges of strategic and business perspectives. The aim of this thesis is to asses and understand the challenges connected to implementing recycled plastics in the automotive industry, and to provide strategic recommendations. In order to identify the challenges, an empirical case study was carried out collecting data through 10 interviews with suppliers throughout the plastics refining chain. A cost calculation was also included, to highlight the economic potentials of recycled plastics. The findings address 6 themes as barriers for implementing recycled plastics in the automotive industry: economic, organizational, infrastructural, interactional, design and technical barriers. The barriers shed light on the challenges connected to the implementation of recycled plastics and concludes that the rate of recycled plastics in a car can be increased, which also increases sustainability and circular thinking. However, the rates could be further improved if managers were to consider the existing barriers when implementing higher rates of recycled plastics in their components.
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Gunnebrink, Emma. „Remanufacturing towards a circular economy : the practitioners' perspective“. Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-21997.
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The fashion industry has for several years been driven by fast cycles of cheap industrial mass production and unsustainable consumption. At the same time the burden on the environment has been significant. New business models to prevent the environmental impact have therefore been developed, and circular business models have gained interest. Remanufacturing as one of the central activities within circular business model is not a new concept for the fashion and apparel industry, but there is a lack of focus of how to prioritise and develop the concept. The focus of the study is to understand the relative importance of the challenges and the enabling conditions that influence the adoption of remanufacturing as transition towards a circular economy within the fashion and apparel industry. The purpose is also to show the practitioners’ perspective on a relatively new phenomenon within the fashion and apparel industry, which can clarify how to further prioritise and direct the development of the concept. Furthermore, it is also expected to identify and investigate what might be the main challenges and the enabling conditions within remanufacturing. This research is conducted through a mixed method with a deductive approach where knowledge about generic challenges and the enabling conditions within remanufacturing was collected from a systematic literature review, as a modification of a Delphi method. An utilisation of online questionnaires led to verify relative importance of challenges and the enabling conditions for an adoption of remanufacturing as a transition towards a circular economy within the fashion and apparel industry. The result from the online questionnaire was analysed through finding consensus among the collected data. The result shows that the most important perspective for an adoption of remanufacturing was related to business model-, costs- and consumer perspective. Specifically, the challenge with how to change the business model seemed to be essential, and the lack of financial benefits and influencing the consumer behaviour was received to be of great importance. Identified enablers were collaborations and communication. There was no agreement among the most important challenges and the enabling conditions. However, the operations- and core- perspective where considered important by many. Significant consensus was found between the practitioners and their opinion about what influences an adoption of remanufacturing as a transition towards a circular economy. The practitioners’ verification and opinions of challenges and the enabling conditions can serve as support for managers in an adoption of remanufacturing, and provide guidance regarding what is essential to consider for an transition towards a circular economy. This study highlights and identifies what motivates and makes the adoption of remanufacturing attractive, as a way to transition towards a circular economy, in particular it provides support and guidance regarding how strategies can be developed and where to focus further development.
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Röttger, Sophie, und Helena Fechner. „Exploring the Road to Readiness for a Circular Economy Implementation : A Case Study within the Manufacturing Industry“. Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49959.
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Background: The circular economy model is an essential theme in sustainable development research and a promising chance for companies to combine environmental and economic benefits. Nevertheless, a CE implementation was not realised in most companies to date. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to understand what hinders companies from becoming more circular and what measures need to be taken to initiate a CE implementation. Method: An embedded single case study methodology serves to explore the process of initiating a CE implementation, based on a firm within the manufacturing industry. Conclusion: Our research reveals the necessity of a pre-implementation phase before the CE implementation. The readiness of a company can be evaluated through a scoresheet that assesses the status quo. This scoresheet helps to estimate a potential urgency to achieve CE readiness. A pre-implementation sheet provides insights for firms to understand measures that need to be taken to reach readiness.
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Jacobsson, Lisa, und Emma Uhrlander. „Mot hållbarhet och cirkuläritet i verksamheter: : En kvalitativ studie om implementering och utveckling av cirkulärekonomiska affärsmodeller i företag“. Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24371.
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Denna studie behandlar dilemmat med ett konsumtionssamhälle som präglas av en linjär ekonomi och de negativa konsekvenserna det medför. Välstånd är i många fall starkt förknippat med en ekonomisk tillväxt vilket främjas av ett konsumtionssamhälle. Samtidigt kan inte ekonomin fortsätta växa i all framtid utan att miljön tar skada. För att lösa paradoxen behövs att företag är drivande i att ställa om till en cirkulär ekonomi. I en cirkulär ekonomi behålls resurserna i samhället i kretslopp istället för att förbrukas och bli till avfall. Genom att återanvända och återvinna produkter, material och resurser kan det ekonomiska värdet behållas. Ett tydligt problem är låg kunskap inom området, bristande affärsmodeller och att företag inte ser de ekonomiska fördelarna med en omställning till en cirkulär ekonomi. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur företag inom produktion och distributionssektorn kan utveckla och förbättra omställningen till en cirkulär ekonomi. Forskningen är baserad på en kvalitativ metod. Den litteraturöversikt som har använts i studien är baserat på litteratur inom cirkulär ekonomi och Green Supply Chain Management. Insamling av data till den empiriska undersökningen har utförts genom djupgående intervjuer tillsammans med försäljningschefer och vice direktörer på tre företag. Vidare ha insamlad data transkriberats och analyserats med hjälp av en tematisk analys. Studiens relevans har bekräftats av resultatet. Den empiriska studien styrker behovet av tydliga direktiv och riktlinjer för att utveckla och underlätta omställningen mot en cirkulär ekonomi och GSCM. Något som respondenter från de utvalda företagen anser vara nödvändigt för att utveckla och upprätthålla höga hållbarhetsstandarder som genomsyrar hela värdekedjan. Företag inom produktion- och distributionssektorn kan förbättra omställningsprocessen genom att bryta ned processen i mindre faser. Genom att analysera implementeringsprocessen utifrån fyra identifierade faser; drivkrafter, hinder, implementeringsmetoder och resultat, underlättas omställningen. Vilket även skapar förutsättningar för kontinuerlig utveckling och förbättring av cirkulärekonmiska modeller och gröna leveranskedjor. Denna studie kan ligga till grund för vidare forskning och utveckling av tydliga direktiv och riktlinjer för implementering och vidareutveckling av cirkulär ekonomi och GSCM. Identifierade implementeringsfaser såsom drivkrafter, hinder, implementeringsmetoder samt resultat kan nyttjas för att undersöka vidareutveckling av omställningsprocessen mot cirkulär ekonomi och GSCM som en del i affärsmodellen. Denna forskning har fokuserats till ett internt perspektiv på cirkulär ekonomi och GSCM, således skulle ett annat förslag till vidare forskning kunna vara inriktad på ämnesområdet sett ur ett externt perspektiv.This thesis addresses the issue with a consumer society characterized by a linear economy and the negative consequences it entails. In many cases, prosperity is strongly associated to economic growth based on a consumer society. Simultaneously, the economy cannot continue to grow in eternity without harming the environment. In order to solve the paradox, corporations need to be driven in changing to a circular economy. In a circular economy all resources are kept in circulation instead of being consumed and turned into waste. By reusing products, materials and resources the economic value can be maintained. A problem is lack of knowledge in the area, inadequate business models and the fact that corporations do not see the economic benefits of switching to a circular economy. Thus, the purpose with this study is to investigate how corporations within the producing and distributing sector can develop and identify possibilities to improve the transition to a circular economy. This thesis is based on a qualitative method. The literature overview is based on literature in in circular economy and Green Supply Chain Management. Collection of data for the empirical investigation has been collected through in depth interviews together with sales directors and CEOs at three corporations. Further, the collected data has been transcribed and analyzed through a thematic analysis. The relevance of the study has been confirmed by the results. The empirical study clarifies the need demand of distinct directives and guidelines for development and to facilitate the transition towards a circular economy and GSCM. Which is an opinion shared by all respondents who each and every one considers necessary in order to develop and maintain high sustainability standards that permeate the entire value chain. Corporations within the production and distribution sector can improve the conversion process through a break-down-procedure. Through analysis of the implementation process by four smaller phases; drivers, barriers, implementation methods and performances, the transition will be facilitated. Which also enables continuous development and improvements of circular economy models and green supply chains. This study can form the base for future research and development of distinct directives and guidelines for the implementation process and further evolutions of circular economy and GSCM. Identified implementation phases such as drivers, barriers, implementation methods and performance can be used to study further development of the conversion process towards circular economy and GSCM as a part of the business model. An internal perspective on circular economics and GSCM has been the focus for this study, thus proposal for future research could be focused to the subject from an external perspective.
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Mboli, Julius S., Dhaval Thakker und J. Mishra. „An IoT-enabled Decision Support System for Circular Economy Business Model“. Wiley, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17768.
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YesThe traditional linear economy using a take‐make‐dispose model is resource intensive and has adverse environmental impacts. Circular economy (CE) which is regenerative and restorative by design is recommended as the business model for resource efficiency. While there is a need for businesses and organisations to switch from linear to CE, there are several challenges that needs addressing such as business models and the criticism of CE projects often being small scale. Technology can be an enabler toward scaling up CE; however, the prime challenge is to identify technologies that can allow predicting, tracking and proactively monitoring product's residual value to motivate businesses to pursue circularity decisions. In this paper, we propose an IoT‐enabled decision support system (DSS) for CE business model that effectively allows tracking, monitoring, and analysing products in real time with the focus on residual value. The business model is implemented using an ontological model. This model is complemented by a semantic decision support system. The semantic ontological model, first of its kind, is evaluated for technical compliance. We applied DSS and the ontological model in a real‐world use case and demonstrate viability and applicability of our approach.
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Ventura, Valentina. „"Driving the transition to a circular economy through blockchain technology: analysis and proposals for an applied model of industrial symbiosis"“. Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.
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In recent years, emergent digital technologies have created new opportunities to tackle sustainability challenges, especially by helping organizations to move towards a circular economy, which aims to close resource loops and extend the life-cycle of a product or service. With the increasing awareness towards the usage of resources, the concept of “industrial symbiosis” gains value. Industrial symbiosis represents a system of organizations where by-products are exchanged, and the outputs of a company represent potential inputs for another business. Among the last technological developments, a new digital tool can enhance industrial sustainability: blockchain technology. Blockchain is a shared and distributed ledger that allows to track tangible or intangible assets within a peer-to-peer network. Although blockchain is often associated with finance, the versatility of this technology makes it a reliable solution for many industries, such as logistics, healthcare, government, as well as sustainability. The main purpose of this thesis is to establish whether blockchain technology can be implemented into industrial symbiosis contexts and how, secondly, it can be integrated into the industrial symbiosis methodology of ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. By reviewing the academic literature, it was demonstrated that efforts in merging blockchain with industrial symbiosis are almost absent. For this reason, it has been decided to proceed by analogy and comparison with related themes that are better investigated in the scientific literature, such as Circular Economy, Waste Management, Supply Chain, Digital Transformations, and Industry 4.0. Lastly, in order to present a conceptual framework and an operative hypothetical scheme for integrating blockchain platform into industrial symbiosis ecosystem, the themes that have been previously examined separately will be combined together.
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Catalano, Giorgia <1993>. „Is environmental legislation profitable for businesses? Circular Economy and Closed-Loop Supply Chains in Europe and in the United States“. Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/14494.
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The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that the imposition of environmental laws, in particular Circular Economy-related policies can be compatible with companies’ profitability; since the Circular Economy paradigm embraces a variety of fields, this writing is focused on one among its aspects: Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSCs) – that are supply chains involving recycling, reusing and remanufacturing. The structure of the dissertation includes: 1. Principles of International Law on sustainable development and an analysis from a legal perspective of the European Union and United States policies on CLSCs, namely Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation; in particular for the EU case the attention is on the Circular Economy Package of 2018, while in the United States this is regulated by Product Stewardship laws. The sources of this chapter are Directives and Working Documents by European institutions and organisms integrated by academic literature. 2. An evaluation of CLSCs from a business perspective; the main aspects taken into consideration are: operation issues, business models and marketing aspects. This chapter is based on both professional and academic literature. 3. Business cases.
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Dalmia, Niraj. „Case for sustainability in strategy and operations : overcoming the challenges of product design in creating competitive advantages in circular supply chains“. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90236.
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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-107).
The previous industrial revolutions coupled with long-established business models have created a lock-in towards a linear 'take-make-dispose' model of production and consumption - products are manufactured using non-renewable sources and raw materials, manufacturing wastes are discarded as unusable, product is sold through the supply chain often creating more disposal of wastes, the final product is used by the end consumer till a less than optimal end-of-life, and then disposed or incinerated as landfill. The effects are clear and unsustainable - rapid spikes in resource prices, dangerous price volatility in the economy, discomforting signs of resource exhaustion and a trend towards business uncertainty and disruptions that can derail economic and social growth. The need for an alternative business model is becoming paramount, compelling organizations to find solutions to advance resource performance by reusing, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling products and parts to restore non-renewable resources, essentially 'closing the loop'. The management thinking behind creating this circular or 'cradle-to-cradle' supply chain rather than a linear or 'cradle-to-grave' model addresses the various aspects of revamping a business model from product design to recycling methods. This thesis focuses on overcoming challenges of product design in achieving that end. The paper is structured around four chapters. Chapter I opens the paper with an analysis of the circular supply chain model as compared with the linear consumption model, its impact on sustainability and management practices, the emergence and necessity of closing the loops, and the progress so far and limitations of the model. The role of product design in creating circular supply chains, and the variables associated with the challenges are explored in Chapter II. Based on these variables we analyze two case studies to check how our findings apply to two important product life cycle strategies. We also analyze the impact of these strategies on competitiveness and sustainability to demonstrate the business case for circular supply chains. This allows us to demonstrate important links between these variables to highlight overarching criteria to satisfy effective product design in Chapter III.
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FAHLÉN, SARA, und LINDA PETERSSON. „Closing the Value Chain Loop in the Apparel Industry ‐ A case study of current practices“. Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-18049.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore current practices regarding circular economies in the apparel industry and to construct a framework for integrating circular economy practices in the Swedish apparel industry. Methodology: With a constructionist view and an abductive approach the purpose is to be achieved through two qualitative case studies. The themes identified were analysed and interpreted. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical framework is based upon a business context, on the basis of the textile management in general and logistics, recycling, sustainability and reverse systems in particular. Empirical foundation: The empirical material consists primarily of 9 in-depth semi-structured interviews with various roles at Uniforms for the Dedicated and Filippa K, as well as through a Skype interview with the project manager of Re:Design Studio. They have been asked to talk about their view of sustainability, their practices and future developments. Conclusion: When integrating circular practices in the value chain the authors have identified five main areas that should be integrated, in order to develop towards a circular economy: reimagine, reduce, reuse, repair and recycle.Program: Applied Textile Management
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Bonaparte, Marisa Encarnação. „A indústria automóvel e o caminho para a sustentabilidade“. Master's thesis, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal. Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27758.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciênciais Empresariais – Ramo da LogísticaOs modelos atuais de consumo e produção têm contribuído para que a sociedade atribua cada vez mais importância ao Desenvolvimento Sustentável. O aumento da consciencialização ambiental e social da sociedade tem-se manifestado num aumento de pressões para com as empresas para a implementação de soluções mais sustentáveis. A cadeia de abastecimento automóvel é caracterizada pelo elevado desenvolvimento industrial, que consequentemente tem levado a um aumento do consumo. Este facto, tem levando a um intenso debate acerca da crescente escassez de recursos e produção de resíduos, o que se torna cada vez mais uma ameaça não só à viabilidade das próprias organizações como também do planeta. Deste modo, em contraponto ao modelo linear, emerge um novo modelo de negócio – “Economia Circular” - que permite desassociar o crescimento económico a geração de resíduos e visa a proteção ambiental, prevenção da poluição e o desenvolvimento sustentável. Com este estudo pretende-se identificar qual o grau de conhecimento por parte da organização Visteon Portuguesa Ltd. acerca do novo modelo de negócio, através da análise de um dos seus processos internos. Como forma de investigação foi feito um enquadramento teórico baseado em literatura científica, o qual foi complementado com a análise dos processos internos da Visteon Portugues Ltd. Dos resultados obtidos pode-se verificar que há conhecimento acerca da Economia Circular, e uma procura constante em melhorar os processos, tendo sempre em conta o conceito de Sustentabilidade. As empresas em geral precisam reavaliar a sua estratégia e repensar as suas escolhas, olhando para este novo modelo de auto sustentabilidade como vantagem competitiva e único futuro empresarial.
Current models of consumption and production have contributed to society's increasingly focus in the importance of Sustainable Development. The increase in environmental and social awareness of society has been manifested in a growth of pressure on companies to implement more sustainable solutions. The automotive supply chain is characterized by high industrial development, which has consequently led to an increase in consumption. This has led to an intense debate about the growing scarcity of resources and waste production, which is increasingly a threat not only to the viability of the organizations themselves but also of the planet. Thus, in contrast to the linear model, a new business model emerges - "Circular Economy" - that allows disassociating economic growth from waste generation and aims at environmental protection, pollution prevention and sustainable development. This study intends to identify the degree of knowledge on the part of Visteon Portuguesa Ltd. about the new business model, through the analysis of one of its internal processes. As a form of research, a theoretical framework was been developed based on scientific literature, which was complemented by an analysis of the internal processes of Visteon Portuguesa Ltd. From the obtained results, it is possible to verify that there is knowledge about the Circular Economy, and a constant search to improve the processes, always taking into account the concepts of Sustainability. Businesses in general need to reevaluate their strategy and rethink their choices by looking at this new model of self-sustainability as a competitive advantage and unique business future.
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Erlandsson, Vilhelm, und Erik Åkerblom. „Demand for Transportationin Circular Businesses : A System Dynamic approach“. Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300178.
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One of the largest challenges’ mankind is currently facing has been recognized to be climate change. Moving towards climate neutrality, decoupling economic growth from resource use, and at the same time ensuring long-term competitiveness becomes highly important. A possible path to decrease our impact on the environment is to switch from linear to circular material flows, which is today referred to as a circular economy. In a circular economy, assets that are being reused will induce a demand for transportation. Understanding how the transportation demand could be affected is important, since the sector is widely known through its environmental impact causing impaired life expectancy in many parts of the world. This study examines therefore variables in circular businesses that could affect transportation demand both directly and indirectly. These variables have been identified by interviewing eight businesses that employ repair & reuse configurations in a circular context. The study concludes that transportation could be affected in numerous ways, depending on the system's future development. If the current linear paradigm still governs the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), it will be hard to increase the amount of viable products circulating in the system. The current paradigm has been recognized to be a large barrier due to the high uncertainty of OEMs continuance in a transition to a circular economy. If OEM collaboration could be increased extensively, the system could increase its growth. Further, customer behaviour has also been identified to be a driver for both increasing and decreasing transportation in the system. Increasing the amount of viable products circulating in a circular system comes naturally, as the trade-off in Co2-emissions between increased transportation and newly produced products is prominent. Having such a holistic view argues for the implementation, but the system still has implications regarding sustainability. As the trade-off is continuously made, demand for transportation will be increasing as the system grows. Looking at this from the perspective of the transportation industry, such implementation could make it harder to decrease its Co2-emissions with 70% by 2030, which is the goal set by the Swedish government.De pågående klimatförändringarna är en av vår tids största utmaningar. Att minska resursanvändningen och samtidigt bibehålla samhällets ekonomiska tillväxt ses därför som väsentligt för att nå ökad klimatneutralitet. Till följd av detta har den cirkulära ekonomin utvecklats där linjära produktflöden ersätts av cirkulära. Skiftet till cirkulära flöden kommer troligen bidra till ett nytt transportbehov då produkter i större utsträckning byter användare. Att förstå och kunna redogöra hur det uppkomna transportbehovet ser ut är av betydelse då transportsektorn i sig utgör en stor utmaning i arbetet med att minska den totala klimatpåverkan. Denna studie ämnar därför att studera åtta cirkulära företag och dess verksamheter för att identifiera centrala variabler som har en direkt eller indirekt påverkan på behovet av transporter. Studien visar på att transportbehovet kan tänkas påverkas på olika sätt beroende hur det cirkulära systemet utvecklas framöver. Om det linjära paradigmet fortsätter att gynna originaltillverkare, tillika produkttillverkare, kommer det bli svårt för det cirkulära systemet att uppnå några betydande volymer. Det linjära systemet har identifierats vara en barriär då det förblir osäkert till vilken grad produkttillverkare är redo att bidra till de nya cirkulära flödena. Om tillverkare blir mer öppna och möjliggör för externa aktörer att reparera och hantera deras produkter så spås de cirkulära flödena öka. Vidare så har kundbeteende identifierats som en drivande faktor som både kan leda till en ökad och minskad mängd transporter inom det cirkulära systemet. Att öka mängden cirkulerande produkter kommer naturligt eftersom utsläppsnyttan är betydande vid jämförelse av ökade transporter och nytillverkning av produkter. Helhetsperspektivet argumenterar således för att öka cirkulära produktflöden. En ökad mängd cirkulära produkter kan dock innebära stora utmaningar för transportsektorn och dess förmåga att nå de uppsatta klimatmålen.
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WILLÉN, MATHILDA, und SIMON RONNEDAL. „The Effects of Reconstructing from an Open- to a Closed Loop Supply Chain : A Case Study of a Large Process Industry Organisation“. Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300520.
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In a world with finite resources, there is a global push for sustainable development and circular economy models. One way the process industry may promote circularity is by investigating the feasibility of re-collecting their, or similar, end-of-life products from the market. This thesis investigates this strategy in the context of collaborating with a supplier of the end-of-life products. Thus, the following main research question derived; How could a process industry organisation, through supply chain integration with an external supplier, pursue a closed-loop value chain instead of an open-loop? The focus is on assessing operational aspects of the supply chain that needs restructuring for integrating a joint flow between an organisation and its supplier. These operational aspects and their effects on costs are accounted for in this thesis. To answer the research question, an exploratory case study with primary data collection of interviews at two organisations are carried out, and literature reviewed on the matter, which yielded insights on the matter for a practitioner’s view. The thesis concludes that the capabilities and capacities of the external supplier set critical frames for the supply chain integration. Where the capacity in terms of quality, timing and quantity of the supplier, dictates what volume the supplier could deliver to the case company, which indirectly decides what scale the project could reach. The conclusions highlight five key conditioning procedures of the end-of-life product that needs to be secured in order for the case company to be able to accept them into their current processes; sorting, traceability, cleaning, collecting and storing. These requirements for conditioning processes set a comprehensive impact on the cost image of the restructuring, but is regarded as necessary to meet the requirements expressed by the case company. The results show that stricter tolerance levels calls for higher operational costs, and hence it is recommended to elaborate on the possibilities of easing technical requirements. The more accepting a process industry organisation could be for tolerance levels on end-of-life products, the less pressure is set on the supplier for engaging resources in conditioning activities, thus this aspect has a direct correlation to the cost image.I en värld med ändliga resurser finns en global drivkraft att sträva efter hållbar utveckling och cirkuläritet i affärsmodellen. Ett sätt processindustrier kan främja cirkuläritet är genom att undersöka möjligheten att samla upp sina, eller andras, uttjänta produkter för att ta tillvara på dess värde. Denna uppsats behandlar strategin i kontexten där en processindustri samarbetar med en utvald extern leverantör för att uppnå detta reverserade flöde. Ur detta fokus formulerades följande huvud-forskningsfråga; Hur kan en organisation inom processindustrin, genom att integrera leverantörskedja med en extern leverantör, eftersträva en stängd- istället för en öppen cirkulär värdekedja? Vidare är uppsatsens fokus att fastställa vilka aspekter i försörjningskedjan som kan komma att behövas rekonstrueras för att integrera dessa två kedjor, samt vad detta bidrar för ekonomisk påverkan på integrationen av försörjningskedjan. För att svara på forskningsfrågan skedde en explorativ fallstudie med primär datainsamling i form av intervjuer hos två organisationer, och en granskning av litteraturen tillhörande aktuellt området. Detta genererade värdefulla insikter sett från ett praktiskt perspektiv. Uppsatsen landar i slutsatserna att färdigheterna och kapaciteten hos den externa leverantören är avgörande för hur försörjningskedjorna ska kunna integreras. Kapaciteten är mätt i termer av kvalité, tajming och kvantitet hos leverantören, tre aspekter som dikterar den potentiella volym som kan levereras till fall-företaget och därmed den potentiella skalan av projektet. Uppsatsen belyser vidare fem nyckelprocesser som krävs för att säkerställa skicket av den uttjänta produkten, för att fall-företaget ska kunna acceptera produkten som ingångsmaterial i sina processer. Dessa är sortering, spårbarhet, rengöring, uppsamling och förvaring. De påverkar kostnadsbilden av projektet och visar till exempel att ju striktare toleransnivåer fall-företaget har på den uttjänta produkten, desto högre krav ställs på operativa processer hos leverantören för att leverera inom de efterfrågade toleransramarna. Detta utmynnar i slutsatsen att ju mer fall-företaget kan lätta på sina tekniska toleranser, desto mer flexibilitet kan leverantören ha vid den interna konditioneringen av den uttjänta produkten, ett samband som har en direkt korrelation till kostnadsbilden av projektet.
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Svensson, Sofia. „Collaborative fashion consumption : A study on implementation barriers for rental services faced by Swedish fashion companies“. Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-22055.
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The overarching purpose of this study is to explore what perceived barriers that prevent Swedish fashion companies from implementing rental services to their current business model. A qualitative approach was adopted, where a single case study on the phenomenon of rental services, in the context of collaborative fashion consumption, CFC, was executed. CFC referrers to an alternative way of consumption where consumers have access to already existing garments. The focus of this study, rental services, is the action of providing and consuming products without any transfer of ownership. Multiple sources of data collection were used, consisting of semi-structured interviews with eight company executives representing Swedish fashion companies in three product segments; everyday fashion, performance wear and outdoor wear. The findings showed that six significant barriers were perceived as preventing implementation of rental services; economic, social, lack of information and technological know-how, supply chain, organizational and environmental impact. Moreover, the findings showed interrelated relationships between barriers. For instance, the perception of the social barrier affected the perception of the economic barrier, and the organizational barrier impacted companies’ perception of the informational and technological barrier. By exploring what perceived implementation barriers prevent Swedish fashion companies from adding rental services to their business model, this paper contributes with relevant knowledge to academia as well as to the fashion industry.
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MARINELLI, SIMONA. „Strategie innovative per la sostenibilità del settore industriale“. Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11380/1277915.
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L'industria ha un ruolo centrale da svolgere nella transizione verso la sostenibilità sociale, economica e ambientale guidata dalla Commissione europea e dal Programma delle Nazioni Unite per lo sviluppo. Nonostante un crescente interesse verso un settore industriale di qualità, affidabile, sostenibile e resiliente, le singole imprese incontrano ancora diverse barriere che ostacolano una transizione conforme ai tre pilastri della sostenibilità. Di solito vengono adottate strategie comuni, ma il raggiungimento degli ambiziosi obiettivi di sostenibilità resta ancora una sfida. Partendo da una panoramica della letteratura scientifica e delle politiche europee e internazionali, il presente lavoro mette in luce strategie alternative e innovative per promuovere un'industria sostenibile. Attraverso l'analisi di casi di studio vengono dimostrati i benefici ambientali e il miglioramento del benessere umano, con un focus sulle piccole e medie imprese spesso trascurate rispetto alle grandi aziende energivore. L'obiettivo è l'identificazione di soluzioni praticabili ed efficaci per le industrie che seguono una strategia multi-approccio a più livelli, dimostrando che agire sull'intero settore industriale può contribuire in modo significativo al raggiungimento degli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile. I risultati ottenuti possono aiutare i professionisti e le parti interessate a integrare pratiche sostenibili nel loro modello di gestione.Industry has a central role to play in the social, economic, and environmental sustainability transition driven by the European Commission and by the United Nations Development Programme. Despite a growing interest in moving towards a quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient industrial sector, individual firms still encounter several barriers that hamper a transition compliant with the three pillars of sustainability. Common strategies are usually adopted but reaching the ambitious sustainability target levels still remains a challenge. Starting from an overview of the scientific literature and of European and International policies, the present works highlights alternative and innovative strategies for promoting a sustainable industry. Through the analysis of case studies environmental benefits and human well-being improvements are demonstrated, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises often overlooked compared to energy-intensive and large companies. The objective is the identification of viable and effective solutions for industries following a multi-approach strategy at several levels, showing that acting on the overall industrial sector can significantly contribute on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The obtained results can help practitioners and stakeholders to integrate sustainable practices into their management model.
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Mishra, Jyoti L., Peter G. Hopkinson und G. Tidridge. „Value Creation from Circular Economy led Closed Loop Supply Chains: A Case Study of Fast Moving Consumer Goods“. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13083.
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YesThe role of closed loop supply chains (CLSC) for creating and recovering value is widely acknowledged in supply chain management and there are many examples, mainly in the business-to-business sector, of successful OEM remanufacturing. The integration of value creation and recovery activities into retail customer value propositions is, however, under researched and raises many challenges, especially in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) retail where few real world examples have been published. The recent emergence of the term ‘circular economy’ has initiated further debate about closed loop value propositions and closed loop supply chain implications. This paper selects four circular economy-led closed loop product case examples from a major European FMCG company, and assesses, at a high level, how these cases created value, for whom value was created, and key challenges in their implementation. The findings highlight that each case is different. Closing loops and creating successful value propositions is complex and requires simultaneous reconfiguration of key building blocks to ensure customer acceptance and business viability. The paper proposes the term ‘circular supply chain’ for cases where circular economy principles are explicitly incorporated in CLSC for value creation.
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Mangla, S. K., S. Luthra, N. Mishra, A. Singh, Nripendra P. Rana, M. Dora und Y. K. Dwivedi. „Barriers to effective circular supply chain management in a developing country context“. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18069.
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YesCircular supply chain (CSC) emphasises surge in application of reuse, recycling, remanufacturing and thereby promotes transformation from linear to circular model of flow of products. Supply chains of manufacturing industries have become global over the years. Products manufactured in developing nations are being sent to developed nations for mass consumption. Developed nations have regulatory policies, technological knowhow and modern infrastructure to adopt CSC model. Their counterpart is trailing in these aspects. In literature, limited work has been performed on identifying challenges of implementing CSC in developing nations. Therefore, employing literature review and feedback received from experts, 16 important barriers were identified to CSC adoption in India. These barriers were analysed using integrated Interpretive Structural Modelling ? MICMAC approach. The findings will contribute in transforming supply chains thereby bringing economic prosperity, addressing global warming and generating employment opportunities. Finally, crucial policy measures and recommendations are proposed to assist managers and government bodies.
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Alshemari, Abdullah, Liz Breen, Gemma Quinn und Uthayasankar Sivarajah. „Can We Create a Circular Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (CPSC) to Reduce Medicines Waste?“ 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18234.
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YesThe increase in pharmaceutical waste medicines is a global phenomenon and financial burden. The Circular Economy, as a philosophy within the pharmaceutical supply chain, aims to promote waste reduction, maximise medicines value, and enable sustainability within this supply chain (increasing circularity). Circularity strategies for pharmaceuticals are not currently implemented in many countries, due to quality and safety barriers. The aim of this study was to determine whether the application of circular economy principles can minimise pharmaceutical waste and support sustainability in the pharmaceutical supply chain; Methods: a detailed narrative literature review was conducted in order to examine pharmaceutical waste creation, management, disposal, and the application of circular economy principles; Results: the literature scrutinised revealed that pharmaceutical waste is created by multiple routes, each of which need to be addressed by pharmacists and healthcare bodies through the Circular Economy 9R principles. These principles act as a binding mechanism for disparate waste management initiatives. Medicines, or elements of a pharmaceutical product, can be better managed to reduce waste, cost, and reduce negative environmental impacts through unsafe disposal. the study findings outline a Circular Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and suggests that it should be considered and tested as a sustainable supply chain proposition.
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Alshemari, Abdullah, Liz Breen, Gemma L. Quinn und Uthayasankar Sivarajah. „Can We Create a Circular Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (CPSC) to Reduce Medicines Waste?“ 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18234.
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YesThe increase in pharmaceutical waste medicines is a global phenomenon and financial burden. The Circular Economy, as a philosophy within the pharmaceutical supply chain, aims to promote waste reduction, maximise medicines value, and enable sustainability within this supply chain (increasing circularity). Circularity strategies for pharmaceuticals are not currently implemented in many countries, due to quality and safety barriers. The aim of this study was to determine whether the application of circular economy principles can minimise pharmaceutical waste and support sustainability in the pharmaceutical supply chain; Methods: a detailed narrative literature review was conducted in order to examine pharmaceutical waste creation, management, disposal, and the application of circular economy principles; Results: the literature scrutinised revealed that pharmaceutical waste is created by multiple routes, each of which need to be addressed by pharmacists and healthcare bodies through the Circular Economy 9R principles. These principles act as a binding mechanism for disparate waste management initiatives. Medicines, or elements of a pharmaceutical product, can be better managed to reduce waste, cost, and reduce negative environmental impacts through unsafe disposal. the study findings outline a Circular Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and suggests that it should be considered and tested as a sustainable supply chain proposition.
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Camoesas, Marta Miranda. „The circular economy and its application in the supply chain and, more specifically, in the purchasing department“. Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/24513.
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This document aims at spreading the circular economy concept. The main
objectives are to help understand why it emerged and let readers know what it
is, how it has evolved and how important it has become over the last years.
After that, the idea is to study how the concept may be applied in the supply
chain and, more specifically, in the purchasing department.
Nowadays, linear economy is the most practiced one. According to this model,
resources are extracted, products are made and used and waste is created and
disposed. This has shown to be coming to an end, because planet Earth
cannot take it anymore. The circular economy is opposed to this concept and
has the goal of reaching the balance between industrial development, human
beings and the environment. It is now seen as an opportunity and there is a
growing number of entities and organizations that are trying to comprehend
how to support its implementation.
Lifecycle thinking, trying to turn waste into input, designing for longevity,
service, reuse and recovery, involving different knowledge areas in a product’s
development phase, letting people know about the concept’s importance,
thinking about regeneration, producing durable products and selling
performance and paying attention to the surroundings are some of the key
points for applying the circular economy.O presente trabalho propõe-se a divulgar o conceito de economia circular. Os objetivos iniciais deste documento são dar a entender a razão do seu surgimento e ajudar a perceber em que consiste, como o mesmo tem evoluído e como se tem tornado importante ao longo dos últimos anos. Posteriormente, pretende-se que os leitores o vejam aplicado à cadeia de abastecimento e, mais especificamente, a um departamento de compras. Atualmente, a economia linear é a aplicada com maior frequência. Segundo este modelo, extraem-se os recursos, fazem-se os produtos, consomem-se os mesmos e são gerados resíduos. Este funcionamento tem-se mostrado insustentável e o planeta Terra está a mostrar sinais de fraqueza. A economia circular opõe-se a este conceito e visa a harmonia entre o desenvolvimento industrial, o ser humano e o ambiente. O mesmo é visto como uma oportunidade e tem vindo a ser apoiado por um número crescente de entidades e organizações. Pensar sobre o ciclo de vida dos produtos, tentar transformar desperdício em matéria prima, desenhando produtos tendo em conta a longevidade, o serviço, a reutilização e recuperação, envolver diferentes áreas de conhecimento durante a fase de desenvolvimento de um projeto, sensibilizar as pessoas para a importância do conceito, pensar sobre regeneração, produzir produtos duráveis e vender performance e prestar atenção ao que está à sua volta são alguns pontos fulcrais para se aplicar a economia circular.
Mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial
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Kao, Jung-Fu, und 高榮富. „Research on Supply Chain Collaboration for Circular Economy-A Case Study of Recycled Raw Sulfuric Acid“. Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9m6722.
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碩士中國文化大學
企業實務管理數位碩士在職專班
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This research is focused on the supply chain management for circular economy, based on the annual production, sales, and inventory revolving cycle of the case company, to study the cycle inventory control causality caused by the inventory and related factors at each stage and the relevance and impact of variables in the supply chain. This study analyzes the actual operation status of the case company, through the stage of the inventory concept map, the inventory of each stage is used as the basis for the evaluation. It can be divided into raw material inventory, recycled finished goods inventory, and raw material inventory. Based on the concept of stock flow, the staged supply rate becomes the shared risk of inventory at each stage. In order to achieve the expected efficiency of supply rate, manufacturing rate, shipping rate, control of the effectiveness of production efficiency, and the supply capacity of its upstream stocks need to be optimized to achieve a balance between supply and demand.
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Fabrice, Sorin, und Uthayasankar Sivarajah. „Exploring circular economy in the hospitality industry: empirical evidence from Scandinavian hotel operators“. 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18474.
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YesThe circular economy is gaining momentum in corporate circles and European economic policies. However, its relevance and applicability to service dominated industries, such as tourism and hospitality, is poorly researched. This study investigates Scandinavian hotel operators’ understanding of the circular economy, its drivers, enablers, barriers, and value creation potential. This exploratory study gathers feedback from ten Scandinavian hotel chains managers and proposes a circular economy applicability framework to test the concept’s relevance to hotel operators. The research findings highlight respondents’ interest and expose introductory to intermediate level of understanding of the circular economy. Conditional to specific enabling levers, the research confirms the applicability and value creation potential of the circular economy to hotel operators. The research provides hotel operators with recommendations on circular economy value creation opportunities, deployment pathways and suggests future research directions.
The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 28th Oct 2023.
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LU, CHIA-MING, und 盧加明. „Integrating Eco-innovation and Strategic Knowledge Management under Closed-loop Sustainable Supply Chain management in Circular Agribusiness“. Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/fy85vw.
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博士國立雲林科技大學
資訊管理系
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This study constructs a theory of eco-innovation in circular agribusiness. Although previous studies have discussed eco-innovation in circular agribusiness, they did not address eco-innovation from the perspective of a closed-loop sustainable supply chain. Furthermore, current studies lack a theoretical model for strategic knowledge management in the circular agribusiness industry. Prior studies are lacking in terms of strategic knowledge management and sets of measures. Hence, this study integrated the fuzzy set theory with technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution to conduct the analysis and determine the interrelationship among eco-innovation, strategy knowledge management and closed-loop concept. The results are consistent with the theory and a significant improvement in terms of the decisive attributes. The findings suggest that improving waste management, relationships with suppliers, knowledge sharing, environmental management systems, and new product and service development are the most effective and efficient ways to build eco-innovation in circular agribusiness. This study demonstrates that strategic knowledge management improves a firm’s competitive advantages through top management support. The theoretical and managerial implications are that top management support, firm performance and knowledge management process cycles are the most important strategic knowledge management aspects for improving a firm’s performance in circular agribusiness.
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Dora, M., S. Biswas, S. Choudhury, R. Nayak und Zahir Irani. „A system-wide interdisciplinary conceptual framework for food loss and waste mitigation strategies in the supply chain“. 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18164.
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YesThe issues of food loss and waste (FLW) in the global supply chains have recently attracted attention. However, the causes of and strategies for mitigating FLW at different stages of the supply chains remain under researched. Our research aims to address these gaps in knowledge in a three-fold way: i) we identified the key causes (through root-cause analysis) of FLW in the supply chain of developed and less developed countries; ii) we systematically classified measures and policies that have been implemented to mitigate FLW; and iii) we developed an interdisciplinary conceptual framework for waste utilisation practices that can contribute towards the triple bottom-line in food systems. A root-cause analysis was performed and mitigation strategies identified by systematically analysing and synthesising the research published over the past 20 years (1998 to 2018) in the areas of FLW in the supply chain. We propose a conceptual model for the prevention of FLW utilising a systems approach through the concept of a circular economy. Since the agri-food sector is largely interdisciplinary, in our proposed model, we have also demonstrated a method of integrating contributions from multiple disciplines towards achieving total depollution (zero waste) in the supply chain.
Support provided by the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant, Reference No: SG160072, for the development of the study.
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Marques, Catarina Costa. „A marketing perspective on circular economy : marketing incentives as a chain effect in the adoption of circular models“. Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/28788.
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A indústria têxtil é a segunda mais poluente do planeta. Esta dissertação delineia
uma visão para o setor, com benefícios de longo prazo quer para a economia quer
para o ambiente através de marketing B2B e de como este pode promover a
implementação de uma economia circular. Este estudo tem como objetivos de
investigação tratar a lacuna identificada na literatura quanto a incentivos do
marketing B2B na promoção de práticas sustentáveis, identificar as atividades
chave na gestão de uma cadeia de aprovisionamento que se pretende verde,
compreender a perceção dos consumidores dessas atividades B2B.
São duas as questões de investigação. A primeira é relativa ao papel do
marketing B2B na adoção de modelos circulares. A segunda questão é relativa a
como este influencia a educação e sensibilização do consumidor final.
A investigação realizou-se através de um estudo de caso comparativo
tendo como protagonistas principais as empresas ASOS e Orange Fiber, uma
reconhecida loja online e uma start-up italiana focada em agricultura
regenerativa, respetivamente.
Este estudo comparativo permitiu concluir que colaborações entre marcas
são um incentivo crucial para a adoção de modelos circulares, permitindo a
partilha de informação e conhecimento, a criação de uma imagem de marca
corporativa distintiva assim como um certificado de qualidade comum. Este
processo de criação de incentivos divide-se em três passos: captura de valor em
oportunidades proporcionadas pela economia circular, a criação de valor ao unir
duas identidades de marca e a entrega de valor ambos ao consumidor final assim
como as marcas envolvidas. As conclusões finais apontaram, igualmente, como
o marketing verde em B2B promove conteúdo promocional educativo e
informativo para o consumidor final.The textile industry is classified as the second most polluting industry in the planet. This study outlines a vision for this sector based on delivering long-term benefits for both the economy and the environment through B2B marketing incentives to the adoption of a circular economy. The research objectives guiding this study aim to address the research gap regarding B2B marketing incentives fostering sustainable practices, to identify the key activities in Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) as well as to understand consumer perception of those B2B activities. The dissertation sets two research questions. The first research question is about the role of marketing as crucial in the adoption of circular models from a B2B perspective. The second one, inevitably, addresses how B2B marketing and partnerships may influence consumer education. This research was conducted through a comparative case study featuring ASOS and Orange Fiber, an established, well-known online retailer and an Italian start-up building their business upon regenerative agriculture, respectively. The comparative analysis concluded that collaborations between brands are a key marketing incentive, allowing them to jointly share know-how, establish a distinctive corporate brand image and create a common quality label. The process of creating marketing incentives is divided in three steps: value capturing in circular economy opportunities, value creation by merging two brands’ identity and value delivery to both the brands and the consumers. The final conclusions of the study underline how green marketing in B2B fosters educational and informative marketing content for consumers.
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Mahroof, Kamran, Amizan Omar, Nripendra P. Rana, Uthayasankar Sivarajah und Vishanth J. P. Weerakkody. „Drone as a Service (DaaS) in promoting Cleaner Agricultural Production and Circular Economy for Ethical Sustainable Supply Chain Development“. 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18248.
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YesIn order to grow the food the world needs, there is a pressing need to gain a more detailed understanding of how innovative solutions can be incorporated into the agricultural supply chains, particularly within production, for environmentally, economically, ethically and socially viable food production. Despite a number of innovative solutions available, many challenges in agricultural supply are still prevalent, with researchers to date largely focusing on these challenges in isolation, as opposed to exploring the relationships held between these challenges. Thus, supported by Circular Economy, Agriculture, Industry 4.0 literature and expert opinions, agricultural supply chain challenges are modelled and analysed using ISM methodology to help uncover 12 agricultural challenges which ultimately impede goods moving within the supply chain. Findings discovered that the Unproductive Workers and Pesticide Hazards are the key drivers of agricultural challenges. The ISM Hierarchical model elucidates research propositions and a parsimonious model for future research.
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Azevedo, João Pedro Esteves Corbal de. „Designing logistics networks based on sustainable tertiary transport packaging solutions under a circular economy“. Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21270.
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The packaging industry has a considerable impact in the economy, environment and society. Along with its increasing importance, comes a high responsibility regarding its effect on sustainability, a growing matter of concern in the recent years.
Political pressure and consumer perceptions are pushing the packaging industry to adopt sustainable practices such as the use of alternative sustainable materials. Packaging is divided in primary, secondary and tertiary levels and tertiary packaging plays a major role in transportation processes to increase the logistics efficiency of supply chains. However, tertiary transport packaging is generating excessive waste. For reasons like this, the Circular Economy emerges as an alternative economic model, in which Supply Chain Management assumes high relevance for implementing a logistics network design that entails Closed-Loop Supply Chains.
This Thesis has the objective of designing alternative logistics networks, based on sustainable tertiary transport packaging solutions, under a context of Circular Economy, meanwhile contributing for the practical solution of a company’s business challenge.
Based on a literature review, insights on important areas are systematized to proceed with an analyzis of packaging suppliers’ logistics networks with sustainable closed-loop practices that impact sustainability performance of their supply chains. The best material-supplier option is selected to proceed with a case study where different scenarios are assumed.
Finally, important conclusions and solutions are presented to improve the performance of the selected logistics network.A indústria das embalagens gera um impacto considerável na economia, ambiente e sociedade. Existe uma responsabilidade maior no que diz respeito ao seu efeito na sustentabilidade, uma questão cada vez mais preocupante nos últimos anos. A pressão política e a perceção do consumidor estão a forçar a indústria das embalagens a adotar práticas sustentáveis tais como o uso de materiais alternativos sustentáveis. As embalagens dividem-se em primárias, secundárias e terciárias, sendo que as terciárias desempenham um papel importante no transporte, de forma a aumentar a eficiência logística das cadeias de abastecimento. Contudo, as embalagens terciárias de transporte geram desperdício excessivo. Posto isto, a Economia Circular surge como um modelo económico alternativo, onde a gestão da cadeia de abastecimento assume elevada relevância para implementar um design de rede logística que envolva Cadeias de Abastecimento de Circuito Fechado. Esta Tese tem como objetivo conceber redes logísticas alternativas, baseadas em soluções sustentáveis de embalagens terciárias de transporte, num contexto de Economia Circular, enquanto contribui para a resolução prática do desafio de uma empresa. Com base numa revisão de literatura, procede-se a uma sistematização de conhecimento em áreas importantes para analisar redes logísticas de fornecedores de embalagens, com práticas sustentáveis de circuito fechado que impactam o desempenho de sustentabilidade das suas cadeias de abastecimento. A melhor opção de material-fornecedor é selecionada para prosseguir com um estudo de caso onde diferentes cenários são assumidos. Por fim, são apresentadas conclusões e soluções importantes para melhorar o desempenho da rede logística selecionada.
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Ramos, Luís Almeida. „How to improve the corporate framework of the Portuguese cork industry“. Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/23890.
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With the rising concern towards ecological problems, society is changing and starting to give more value on environmentally friendly initiatives. Consequently, the Linear Economy model is beginning to diminish, providing to Circular Economy (CE) an opportunity to emerge.
Although by nature a "green" industry, the Portuguese cork does not fully utilize the CE model. Thus, the purpose of this investigation is to understand if the Portuguese cork industry has the capacity implement a CE paradigm and how it could benefit the industry, by studying the possibility of incorporating a closed loop supply chain, the capability to use technologies from the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the sustainability policies of this industry and its ability to innovate and develop new products.
To achieve a conclusion, it was analysed various findings and conducted seven interviews to people related to the Portuguese cork industry, that helped answer the Research Questions due to their feedback on several matters related to the implementation of a CE paradigm in this industry.
The results determine that, in theory, the Portuguese cork industry would benefit from a CE paradigm. The industry’s policies are sustainable and it is capable to innovate and develop new products. However, the implementation would not be easy because the majority of business keep focusing on cork stoppers, there is a lack of fundings to obtain 4IR technologies and it is difficult for the industry to close the loop of the supply chain, especially to its main product, the cork stoppers.Com o aumento do interesse em relação aos problemas ecológicos, o mundo está a mudar e a começar a dar mais valor a iniciativas amigas do ambiente. Consequentemente, o modelo da Economia Linear está a perder força, oferecendo um oportunidade à Economia Circular (CE) para emergir. Apesar de ser uma indústria "verde" por natureza, a indústria portuguesa da cortiça não se enquadra por completo no modelo CE. Posto isto, esta investigação tem como objetivo a compreender se a indústria portuguesa da cortiça consegue implementar um paradigma CE e como isso iria beneficiar a indústria, estudando a possibilidade de incorporar uma cadeia de suprimento em circuito fechado, se tem a capacidade de usar tecnologias da quarta revolução industrial (4IR), as suas politicas sustentáveis e a aptidão de inovar e de desenvolver novos produtos. Para chegar a uma conclusão, foi realizado uma análise a vários estudos e sete entrevistas a pessoas relacionadas com a indústria portuguesa da cortiça, ajudando a responder às Research Questions, comentando várias questões relacionadas com a implementação de um paradigma CE nesta indústria. Os resultados determinaram que, em teoria, a indústria portuguesa da cortiça beneficiaria de um paradigma CE. As políticas são sustentáveis e têm capacidade de inovar e desenvolver novos produtos. No entanto, a maioria dos negócios continuam demasiado focados em rolhas, há pouco capital para investir em tecnologias 4IR e é difícil para a indústria de criar um circuito fechado na sua cadeia de suprimento, especialmente para o seu produto principal, as rolhas.