Enablers, levers and benefits of Circular Economy in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment supply chain: a literature review

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:298

Review

Bressanelli, Gianmarco¹  Pigosso, Daniela C. A.²  Saccani, Nicola¹  Perona, Marco¹ 

[1] Univ Brescia, Dept Mech & Ind Engn, RISE Lab, Via Branze 23, I-25123 Brescia, Italy

[2] Tech Univ Denmark DTU, Dept Mech Engn, Nils Koppels 404,Room 230, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

关键词: Circular economy;    Sustainability;    Circular supply chain;    Digitalization;    Benefits;    EEE;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126819

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Circular Economy in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) supply chain has a significant (and still unexploited) potential. This paper aims to systematically review the knowledge emerging from the literature at the intersection between Circular Economy and the EEE supply chain, with a special focus on enablers, levers, and their potential environmental, economic and social benefits. An original framework is developed to categorise Circular Economy enablers, levers and potential benefits. Companies in the EEE industry aiming to implement Circular Economy can exploit several enablers (grouped into digitalization, government intervention, and users' active role) and levers (grouped into circular product design, servitised business models, and supply chain management) to generate economic, environmental and social benefits. Based on the framework, 115 articles were scrutinised. The analysis led to the definition of a research agenda, with policy and industry implications. To advance Circular Economy research in the EEE supply chain, future studies should address: (i) the enabling role of digitalization, particularly within blockchain, 3D Printing, augmented and virtual reality; (ii) design strategies focused on 'reduce'; (iii) servitised business models based on result-oriented offerings; (iv) collaboration in the EEE supply chain; (v) the assessment of social and economic benefits to users. Future research should also investigate the systemic interrelations between enablers, levers and benefits. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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