Exploring indicators of circular economy adoption framework through a hybrid decision support approach

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:277

Article

Yadav, Gunjan¹  Mangla, Sachin Kumar²  Bhattacharya, Arijit³  Luthra, Sunil⁴ 

[1] Swarrnim Startup & Innovat Univ, Mech Engn Dept, Gandhinagar, India

[2] Univ Plymouth, Plymouth Business Sch, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England

[3] Univ East Anglia, Norwich Business Sch, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England

[4] Ch Ranbir Singh State Inst Engn & Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Jhajjar 124103, India

关键词: Circular economy;    Indicators;    Decision-making;    Sustainable operations;    Emerging economies;    India;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124186

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Circular economy (CE) focuses on a circular approach to energy and material resources, which provides economic, environmental and social benefits for manufacturing organisations. CE adoption in emerging economies facilitates in substantial economic growth through appropriate utilisation of energy and material resources across manufacturing industries. This study identifies CE indicators in the context of an emerging economy. The study further develops a framework for the adoption of CE and tests it through a hybrid Best Worst Method and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory approach. The framework is validated through an Indian manufacturing case organisation. While Best Worst Method computes the CE related indicator weights, Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory analyses the inter-relationship among indicators. Disparate CE related indicators, e.g. strategic, managerial, informational and technological, supply chain and organisational, influence the CE adoption in an emerging economy context. The findings reveal that the strategic and managerial indicators have the strongest influence on developing other indicators. The causal digraph and relationship diagram assist the practitioners in predicting the inter-relationship of indicators in CE adoption. The study outcomes will help the practitioners, policymakers and researchers to draw a framework for adoption of circular and green practices and usage of resources sustainably. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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