A practical ICT framework for transition to circular manufacturing systems Show others and affiliations
2018 (English) In: Procedia CIRP, Elsevier, 2018, p. 598-602Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The transition towards a circular economy has become important. Manufacturing industry being a major stakeholder in this transition has started exploring the potential of this transition and challenges in implementation. Ambitious companies such as Gorenje d.d. has taken the circular economy transition seriously and aims to become a pioneer in implementing circular manufacturing systems. One vital step in this transition is the business model shift from the linear (sales model) to a circular model such as 'product as a service'. This brings new challenges to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that have never been experienced in their conventional businesses. One of the challenges is to establish an information communication and technology (ICT) infrastructure that enables information management and sharing as well as establishes a real-time communication between relevant stakeholders. Outlining such an ICT infrastructure is the objective of this paper.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Elsevier, 2018. p. 598-602
Keywords [en]
Business models, Circular economy, Circular manufactuirng systems, ICT, Information management, Business modeling, ICT infrastructures, Information communication and technology, Manufacturing industries, Original equipment manufacturers, Real-time communication, Manufacture
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-236411 DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2018.03.311 ISI: 000526120800102 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85049582325 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-236411 DiVA, id: diva2:1259028
Conference 51st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP CMS 2018, 16 May 2018 through 18 May 2018
Note QC 20181026
2018-10-262018-10-262022-06-26 Bibliographically approved