Essays about: "closed loop supply chain"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the words closed loop supply chain.
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6. Closed Loop Supply Chains: A qualitative study of the Swedish food retail industry
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)Abstract : The closed loop supply chain concept has been argued to be one vital sustainability solution to prevent waste and aid humanitarian concerns. At the same time, over a third of the food resources for human consumption is being converted to food waste, contributing to malnutrition, starvation and countless deaths. READ MORE
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7. Transition Towards More Circular Manufacturing Systems : The prerequisites for a successful progression with the support of Industry 4.0
University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)Abstract : As the awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment, economy, and society has been brought to spotlight during the last decades, sustainable development has gained ever-increasing attention around the world. While industrial revolutions are critical for the efficiency of meeting customer needs, it is also crucial to address and reverse the depletion of Earth’s resources. READ MORE
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8. Product-as-a-Service: An accelerator to create an environmentally sustainable closed loop supply chain : (Multiple interview study from a retailer’s perspective)
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)Abstract : Abstract Purpose: The purpose of the research was to define Product-Service-System (PSS) and Product-as-a- Service (PaaS), identify the challenges and match mitigations with them when closing the supply chain from a B2C retailer’s perspective. The following three research questions were defined: RQ1: How are Product-Service-System and Product-as-a-Service defined and related to the environmental sustainability context? RQ2: What are the challenges that B2C-retailers with a Product-as-a-Service model encounter in regard to closing their supply chain loop? RQ3: How can the closed loop supply chain related challenges that B2C-retailers encounter be mitigated to unfold the environmentally sustainable potential of PaaS business models? Methodology: A systematic literature review was used for defining PaaS and PSS with an environmentally sustainable focus. READ MORE
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9. Supply Chain Sustainability through the closed-loop Approach : The Swedish furniture industry
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: Closed-loop supply chains are a concept in sustainability that refers to reusingraw materials and reducing waste to fulfill the global demands for sustainable action.While profit-driven organizations’ interest in closed-loop supply chains has increased, there arefinancial barriers that limit the integration of the economic and the environmental dimension of sustainability. READ MORE
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10. Closing the loop of human waste: can eco-innovation be the key? Findings from the case study of the LooPi urinal
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The Circular Economy (CE) primary goal is to be capable of "closing the loops" in processes by changing the idea of resources and waste. Eco-innovation ("the introduction of any new or significantly improved product (good or service), process, organizational change or marketing solution that reduces the use of natural resources (including materials, energy, water, and land)" could be a way to encourage industries to develop more solutions with "closed-loop" systems. READ MORE
