Opportunities for redistributed manufacturing and digital intelligence as enablers of a circular economy

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Mariale
dc.contributor.authorCourt, Richard W.
dc.contributor.authorWright, Matt
dc.contributor.authorCharnley, Fiona
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-19T16:22:24Z
dc.date.available2018-12-19T16:22:24Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-21
dc.description.abstractThe linear production of consumer goods is characterised by mass manufacture by multinational enterprises and globally dispersed supply chains. The current centralised model has created a distance between the manufacturer and end user, limiting the opportunity for intelligent circular approaches for production and consumption. Through a mixed method approach, opportunities of circularity are explored for the consumer goods sector. The study presents four lenses to analyse three enterprises through a multi-case study approach to explore the potential of digital intelligence and redistributed manufacturing (RDM) as enablers of circular business models. In addition, the study examines whether Discrete Event Simulation can be used to evaluate the circular scenarios identified through quantifying flows of material that determine traditional economic value (cost/tonne). The mixed method approach demonstrates that, a qualitative systemic analysis can reveal opportunities for circularity, gained through implementing ‘digital intelligence’ and distributed models of production and consumption. Furthermore, simulations can provide a quantified evaluation on the effects of introducing circular activities across a supply chain.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMariale Moreno, Richart Court, Matt Eright and Fiona Charnley. Opportunities for redistributed manufacturing and digital intelligence as enablers of a circular economy. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2019, pp. 77-94en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1939-7038
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2018.1508316
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13764
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectdigital intelligenceen_UK
dc.subjectCircular economyen_UK
dc.subjectredistributed manufacturing (RDM)en_UK
dc.subjectdiscrete event simulation(DES)en_UK
dc.titleOpportunities for redistributed manufacturing and digital intelligence as enablers of a circular economyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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