Developing a circular strategies framework for manufacturing companies to support circular economy-oriented innovation

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:241

Article

Blomsma, Fenna¹  Pieroni, Marina¹  Kravchenko, Mariia¹  Pigosso, Daniela C. A.¹  Hildenbrand, Jutta²  Kristinsdottir, Anna Runa²  Kristoffersen, Eivind³  Shahbazi, Sasha²  Nielsen, Kjartan Due⁴  Jonbrink, Anna-Karin²  Li, Jingyue³  Wiik, Carina⁵  McAloone, Tim C.¹ 

[1] Tech Univ Denmark DTU, Dept Mech Engn, Nils Koppels Alle 404, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

[2] RISE IVF, S-43122 Molndal, Sweden

[3] NTNU Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway

[4] Innovat Ctr Iceland, Arleynir 2-8, IS-112 Reykjavik, Iceland

[5] Technol Ind Finland, Etelaranta 10, Helsinki 00131, Finland

关键词: Circular strategies framework;    Closed loop;    Resource productivity;    Manufacturing companies;    Innovation;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118271

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper puts forward the Circular Strategies Scanner: a framework that introduces a taxonomy of circular strategies developed for use by manufacturing companies engaging in circular economy (CE) oriented innovation. Currently, a range of frameworks exists that propose a vision for how to operate in a CE, by identifying and organising relevant circular strategies. However, these frameworks have a limited applicability for specific business types, in particular manufacturing, and are unsuitable for use in CE oriented innovation, due to a lacking ability to support innovation processes through: 1) creating a comprehensive understanding of circular strategies, 2) mapping strategies currently applied and 3) finding opportunities for improved circularity across a range of business processes. This paper addresses these shortcomings by proposing a circular strategies framework for the manufacturing context, titled the Circular Strategies Scanner, which provides a comprehensive set of definitions of circular strategies and directly supports the early stages of CE oriented innovation. With this, the paper contributes to the body of work that develops CE transition methodology. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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