An analysis of European Union’s circular economy indicators with focus on materials: implications for the manufacturing industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1169 (1) ◽  
pp. 012011
Author(s):  
R L Păcurariu ◽  
E S Lakatos ◽  
L M Nan ◽  
L Bacali ◽  
D Seitoar
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Industry

scholarly journals Circular economy adoption in the aquafeed manufacturing industry

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Niken Kusumowardani ◽  
Benny Tjahjono
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Industry

scholarly journals Unleashing the Importance of TQM and Knowledge Management for Organizational Sustainability in the Age of Circular Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11514
Author(s):  
Boyao Zhang ◽  
Ubaldo Comite ◽  
Ali Gokhan Yucel ◽  
Xintao Liu ◽  
Mohammed Arshad Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
National Quality

Despite the growing importance of the concept of circular economy, the case of developing countries remains under-explored. Against this backdrop, the present research aims to examine the association between the constructs of total quality management (TQM) and organizational sustainability (OS) with the mediating effect of knowledge management (KM) from the perspective of a circular economy. The data were collected from the manufacturing sector of a developing economy (n = 510) to serve the purpose of the current research through a self-administered questionnaire (paper-pencil technique). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed for hypothesis testing of the current survey. Six TQM dimensions were drawn from the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (MBNQA) model. OS is composed of economic, social, and environmental sustainability, and KM is composed of four dimensions including acquisition, creation, sharing, and application of knowledge. The empirical examination suggests that TQM positively relates to OS, with KM playing a partial mediation role between this association. This study provides important insights for the management of the manufacturing industry of Pakistan on how to ensure organizational sustainability in the age of a circular economy by using the constructs of TQM and KM.

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: How the Circular Economy Contributes to Achieving SDGs -The Case of Used Tires in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Mattero ◽  
María Esperanza Calvo Centeno ◽  
María Del Pilar López Portillo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Results

During the end of the 20th century and beginning of 21st century, there is a trend to evaluating the actions undertaken to improve the socio-economic environment in which we live, to achieve a greater level of wellbeing for all citizens. In the context of Stakeholder Theory, considering an organization should always operate towards creating positive value for society, the creation of the UN Global Compact and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals created a shift in many regions. The present study evaluates this context and how the implementation of circular economy policies has affected the achievement of SDGs in Spain. Specifically, the role of different private and public agents is evaluated in the tire manufacturing industry and the impact in each of the SDGs. Results show positive results as well as areas of improvement to further improve the roadmap towards achieving the 17 SDGs.

Research on Green Manufacturing Model for Circular Economy

2012 ◽  
Vol 201-202 ◽  
pp. 967-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Qi Rong ◽  
Li Ling
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Core Competitiveness ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Recycling Economy ◽  
Design Production

Green Manufacturing and Recycling Economy is the basis for the sustainable development of human society, is also the direction for the future development of manufacturing industry. This article describes the concept of Green Manufacturing and Recycling Economy, analyses the work of Green Manufacturing processes, from product design, production, recycling-oriented three-pronged explained, and presents three suggestions of Green Manufacturing for circular economy, including extending the product life cycle, establishing enterprise's return goods processing center and strengthening cooperation with relevant manufacturers. Through these methods can enable enterprises to achieve the recycling of materials and energy, and enable enterprises to reduce production costs, improve core competitiveness.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0 and Smart Data as Enablers of the Circular Economy in Manufacturing: Product Re-Engineering with Circular Eco-Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10366
Author(s):  
Marco Vacchi ◽  
Cristina Siligardi ◽  
Erika Iveth Cedillo-González ◽  
Anna Maria Ferrari ◽  
Davide Settembre-Blundo
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Ceramic Product ◽  
Material Transport ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment Methodology ◽  
Smart Data

The digital transformation of manufacturing firms, in addition to making operations more efficient, offers important opportunities both to promote the transition to a circular economy and to experiment with new techniques for designing smarter and greener products. This study integrates Industry 4.0 technologies, smart data, Life Cycle Assessment methodology, and material microstructural analysis techniques to develop and apply a circular eco-design model that has been implemented in the Italian ceramic tile manufacturing industry. The model has been initially adopted in a simulation environment to define five different scenarios of raw material supply, alternative to the current production one. The scenarios were then validated operationally at laboratory scale and in a pilot environment, demonstrating that a proper selection of raw material transport systems significantly improves the environmental performance of the ceramic product. Both the results of the laboratory tests and of the pre-industrial experiments have demonstrated the technological feasibility of the solutions identified with circular eco-design, enabling the re-engineering of the ceramic product as the fifth of the 6Rs of the circular economy.

Integrating Industry 4.0 and circular economy: a review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Sahu ◽  
Saurabh Agrawal ◽  
Girish Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Integration Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Adoption And Implementation

PurposeIndustry 4.0 and circular economy are the two major areas in the current manufacturing industry. However, the adoption and implementation of Industry 4.0 and circular economy worldwide are still in the nascent stage of development. To address this gap, the purpose of this article is to conduct a systematic literature review on integrating Industry 4.0 and circular economy. Further, identify the research gaps and provide the future scope of work in this area.Design/methodology/approachContent-based analysis was adopted for reviewing the research articles and proposed a transition framework that comprises of four categories, namely, (1) Transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0 and integration with circular economy; (2) Adoption of combined factors and different issues; (3) Implementation possibilities such as front-end technologies, integration capabilities and redesigning strategies; (4) Current challenges. The proposed study reviewed a total of 204 articles published from 2000 to 2020 based on these categories.FindingsThe article presents a systematic literature review of the last two decades that integrates Industry 4.0 and circular economy concepts. Findings revealed that very few studies considered the adoption and implementation issues of Industry 4.0 and circular economy. Moreover, it was found that Industry 4.0 technologies including digitalization, real-time monitoring and decision-making capabilities played a significant role in circular economy implementation. The major elements are discussed through the analysis of the transition and integration framework. The study further revealed that a limited number of developing countries like India have taken preliminary initiatives toward Industry 4.0 and circular economy implementation.Research limitations/implicationsThe study proposes a transition and integration framework that identifies adoption and implementation issues and challenges. This framework will help researchers and practitioners in implementation of Industry 4.0 and circular economy.Originality/valueReviews of articles indicated that there are very few studies on integrating Industry 4.0 and circular economy. Moreover, there are very few articles addressing adoption and implementation issues such as legal, ethical, operational and demographic issues, which may be used to monitor the organization's performance and productivity.

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