Toward circular transition: Exploring the role of circular start-ups

Sustainable Production and Consumption, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Quantum Computing as an Enabler for sustainable Circular Economy implementation in Industry 4.0: A study

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Implications of Digitalization in Retail Service Delivery on Circular Economy in Nigeria: An Exploratory Case Study

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(17), С. 13192 - 13192

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2023

The circular economy (CE) model has gained greater recognition and acceptance in recent years for its potential to enhance sustainability. Within this context, many practices the retail sector are being overhauled through technological innovation, thereby changing business landscape. Digitalization facilitates transformation mitigate impacts of climate change without sacrificing productivity. This article explored implications digitalization processes CE Nigeria advanced that improve efficiency. Research efforts on circularity have concentrated economies; consequently, little is known about situation lower-income countries. Due exploratory nature research, a qualitative approach combined multiple data sources was adopted. Specifically, case study four major grocery retailers carried out documentary evidence supplemented by integrating thematic categories from semi-structured interviews with seasoned professionals. findings revealed (i) paradigm relatively vague concept among Nigeria; (ii) digital technologies adopted primarily value they create rather than regenerate ecosystem; (iii) such as e-commerce channel, automation, real-time tracking, social media marketing, payment; (iv) familiar favor shortening supply chains investing rural hubs, food waste reduction, closed-loops reducing use non-biodegradable packaging. Retail managers could gain insights these results move towards CE, foster efficient processes, customer satisfaction.

Язык: Английский

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The Potential of Smart Factories and Innovative Industry 4.0 Technologies—A Case Study of Different-Sized Companies in the Furniture Industry in Central Europe

Forests, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13(12), С. 2171 - 2171

Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2022

New innovative technologies of Industry 4.0 are the key to future development furniture industry, which is outdated because its atypical production and small-series production. For applying novel trends sector, methodical support managers, users these technologies, essential. As there a lack knowledge regarding implementation 4.0, this study focuses on evaluation current status companies in terms structure benefits/threats with aim proposing methodological solutions for trend across different-sized enterprises. Data collected using conduct-structured interviews project managers who describe their own experience central Europe. All analyzed qualitative content analysis. According stakeholders, non-production essential Application such increases efficiency whole operation by 30%–50% over five years since first innovations were introduced, especially enterprises large This should serve as tool adapting environmental changes promoting innovation approaches strategies European level.

Язык: Английский

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Recycling Efficiencies in Japan’s Administrative Regions: Findings from Network Data Envelopment Analysis

Circular Economy and Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 4(1), С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Май 20, 2023

Язык: Английский

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