| Title |
Digital product passports for a circular economy: Data needs for product life cycle decision-making |
| ID_Doc |
5443 |
| Authors |
Jensen, SF; Kristensen, JH; Adamsen, S; Christensen, A; Waehrens, BV |
| Title |
Digital product passports for a circular economy: Data needs for product life cycle decision-making |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.spc.2023.02.021 |
| Abstract |
Digital product passports have been proposed as a policy instrument to enable decision-making throughout product life cycles in favour of a circular economy. However, due to nascent conceptualisation and weak indus-trial embeddedness, the contents of such an instrument are a source of uncertainty. Situated in a mechatronics context, this multiple-case study explores the data needs for digital product passports. Extant research reveals seven data clusters: (1) usage and maintenance, (2) product identification, (3) products and materials, (4) guide-lines and manuals, (5) supply chain and reverse logistics, (6) environmental data and (7) compliance. To contextualise these clusters, interviews with three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as their re-spective customers, service partners, suppliers and third-party recycling companies were conducted. Through a survey, each specific data point was assessed in terms of importance, availability and sensitivity. The findings show differentiating needs for data across these actors, yet the exchange of data and its supporting infrastructure for closing resource loops remain at low maturity. Consequently, policymakers are recommended to roll out dig-ital product passports in gradual stages, while industrial managers should proactively reconfigure data flows to account for decision-making in a reverse supply chain. Future research is encouraged to explore the use of digital product passports for decision-making in other industries. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Institution of Chemical Engineers. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Author Keywords |
Closed -loop supply chain; Sustainability; Reverse logistics; Digitalisation; Environmental policy; Policy instrument |
| 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:000951998800001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2023.02.021
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