| Title |
A Complex Circular-Economy Quality Indicator for Assessing Production Systems at the Micro Level |
| ID_Doc |
1400 |
| Authors |
Kowalski, Z; Kulczycka, J; Banach, M; Makara, A |
| Title |
A Complex Circular-Economy Quality Indicator for Assessing Production Systems at the Micro Level |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 15, 18 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su151813495 |
| Abstract |
Measuring circular-economy progress requires indicators to examine the implementation of management systems. A complex quality indicator for assessing production systems at the circular-economy micro level was proposed. One innovative aspect of this evaluation of quality indicators is the classification of a set of sixty selected options divided into four core groups (technical, environmental, economic, and social). The second one is the use of a trimmed-mean method to summarize the individual options score into core groups and complex circular-economy indicators of analyzed production systems. The individual options were weighed according to indices defined by the professional team. Here is presented a case study of the use of developed complex quality indicators, including a comparison of two sodium tripolyphosphate production processes. The calculated indicator of the new method was higher, at 204.8%, than the indicator of the old method. This confirms the significant advantage of the new technology. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; microlevel; quality indicator; complex quality method; trimmed mean |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001146130900001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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