| Title |
Scaling up a circular business model for remanufacturing: A case study of a sustainable value creation strategy for the white goods industry |
| ID_Doc |
70767 |
| Authors |
Claudia, F; Emilio, P; Chiara, R |
| Title |
Scaling up a circular business model for remanufacturing: A case study of a sustainable value creation strategy for the white goods industry |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1002/bse.3873 |
| Abstract |
Because of the ever-increasing pressure on producers to adopt environmentally responsible industrial practices, remanufacturing has emerged as a key strategy to address the challenges of resource conservation and waste reduction. In this paper, we address a conspicuous research gap regarding innovative and large-scale circular solutions in the form of remanufacturing systems. We investigate how the private sector can build widespread remanufacturing networks to handle waste from the appliance industry. Starting from a successful case study of a leading Italian distributor of spare parts, our analysis expands their existing business model and inductively develops an original framework for regional remanufacturing. Our resulting model encompasses a centralised hub specialised in high-tech data management and supply-chain logistics, coupled with two tiers of remanufacturing labs and repairers, diffusing triple-bottom-line benefits throughout the local territory. We discuss the generalisability of such a centralised/decentralised model and propose avenues for the policy support of systemic circular innovations. |
| Author Keywords |
circular business model; remanufacturing; strategy; sustainability; value creation; WEEE industry |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001267646100001 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Environmental Studies; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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