Supply chain management and the circular economy: towards the circular supply chain
By R. De Angelis, Mickey Howard, Joe Miemczyk. 2018
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Abstract Circular modes of production, known as the circular economy, are welcomed in political and business circles to overcome the shortcomings of traditional linear operating models. This article presents preliminary propositions concerning implications for the development of what we term ‘circular supply chains’, defined here as the embodiment of circular economy principles within supply chain management. Our propositions are based on the following arguments: a shift from product ownership to leasing and access in supply chain relationships; the relevance of structural flexibility and start-ups in regional or local loops; open and closed material loops in technical and biological cycles; closer collaboration within and beyond immediate industry boundaries and public and private procurement in the service industry as a lever for the scaling up of circular business models. We discuss what these circular economy principles mean in terms of supply chain challenges and conclude with limitations and future research agenda.
Subfields: Business and International Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management
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- Design for deconstruction using a circular economy approach: barriers and strategies for improvement (2020, background): “…in the wide acceptance of the “Circular Economy” model in the production, manufacturing, and construction to address the limitations of linear models (Akanbi et al. 2018; De Angelis, Howard, and Miemczyk 2018; Kumar et al. 2018; Lieder and Rashid 2016; Prieto-Sandoval, Jaca, and Ormazabal 2018).”
- Blockchain and the circular economy: potential tensions and critical reflections from practice (2020, background): “Circular economy systems employ recycling, reuse, remanufacturing and reclamation within a closed system (De Angelis, Howard, and Miemczyk 2018).”