Circular supply chain management: A state-of-art review and future opportunities

Lahane, Swapnil; Kant, Ravi; Shankar, Ravi

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120859

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“…Since the application of CBMs requires the development of sustainable collaborative solutions across the supply chain [7,77], the comparative analysis of intraorganizational and interorganizational processes has singled out the comparatively most used interorganizational learning processes, in the orientation of a wider utilization of those processes in a CE-oriented transition of construction SMEs. As already mentioned above, this evaluation highlights the clear prevalence of OL processes within the organizational boundaries (RQ3).…”

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“…Specifically, we performed the evaluation of a selected sample of SME managers from the identified sector,-construction, -inside a specific country,-Italy,-which holds one of the highest EU ranking positions in terms of CE implementation [26]. The use of a qualitative method is necessary to capture the detailed perception of contextual elements in a specific environment through the analysis of a specific sample-construction SME top managers-which is scarcely analyzed in relation to CE [77]. In addition, the identification of CE-related OL contextual elements requires a preliminary conceptualization of both CE and CBMs that is more concisely conveyed to the participants through a qualitative design.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a last specific focus for the quantitative analysis, the relative evaluation of intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes would complete the understanding of the customary attention to OL processes implemented within the organizational boundaries, and those developed in collaboration with external partners. This aspect is particularly important in the context of CE, considering that CBM implementation requires the joined actions of SC actors in order to fully convey the expected environmental, economic, and social outcome [9,14,74,77]. Therefore, RQ3 comparatively confront intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes utilization inside Italian construction SMEs.…”

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From Barriers to Enablers: The Role of Organizational Learning in Transitioning SMEs into the Circular Economy

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To contribute to small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) sustainable transition into the circular economy, the study proposes the activation of organizational learning (OL) processes—denoted here as multi-level knowledge creation, transfer, and retention processes—as a key phase in introducing circular business models (CBMs) at SME and supply chain (SC) level. The research employs a mixed-method approach, using the focus group methodology to identify contextual elements impacting on CBM-related OL processes, and a survey-based evaluation to single out the most frequently used OL processes inside Italian construction SMEs. As a main result, a CBM-oriented OL multi-level model offers a fine-grained understanding of contextual elements acting mutually as barriers and drivers for OL processes, as possible OL dynamics among them. The multi-level culture construct—composed of external stakeholders’, SC stakeholders’, and organizational culture—identify the key element to activate CBM-oriented OL processes. Main implications are related to the identification of cultural, structural, regulatory, and process contextual elements across the external, SC, and organizational levels, and their interrelation with applicable intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes. The proposed model would contribute to an improved implementation of transitioning into the circular economy utilizing sustainable business models in the construction SMEs.

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“…Following this research stream Kristensen et al, (2020) analyzed the emerging literature from several domains to identify concepts and take into account the complexity of the issues and perspectives of the various contributions. Furthermore, European Commission considers the topic in overall production sector as a strategic issue to address the transition from linear to circular economy (Liu et al 2018;Benachio et al 2020;Lahane et al, 2020;Iacovidou et al 2017b). Winkler, (2011) reinforces these concepts with three structural barriers to enhancing product reuse circularity.…”

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The transition towards to the circular economy: European SMEs' trajectories

Marino¹,

Pariso²

2021

JESI

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The transition towards to the circular economy of European SMEs' is one of the items on the agenda in Europe. The aim of the paper is evaluate if this drive should transform our SMEs and keep European production sustainable and competitive. The paper presented a comparison analysis on the circular economy SMEs transition in the 13 sectors EU Member States. The study highlights and evaluates the transition in 13 sectors with highest SMEs performance. Five trajectories have been identified and evaluated in order to investigate, the transition degree of each sector towards to the circular economy. The analysis shows a heterogeneous transition with both sectors and Countries in which the presence of best practices, have been realized, but, can not be transfer to other sectors. A series of barriers to the transition from linear to circular economy are composed in the SMEs sectors.

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“…As last specific focus for the quantitative analysis, the relative evaluation of intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes would complete the understanding of the customary attention to OL processes implemented within the organizational boundaries, and those developed in collaboration with external partners. This aspect is particularly important in the context of CE, considering that CBM implementation requires the joined actions of SC actors in order to fully convey the expected environmental, economic, and social outcome [9,14,74,77]. Therefore, RQ3 comparatively confront intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes utilization inside Italian construction SMEs.…”

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From Barriers to Enablers: The Role of Organizational Learning in Transitioning SMEs into the Circular Economy

Scipioni¹,

Russ²,

Niccolini³

2020

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To contribute to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sustainable transition into the circular economy, the study proposes the activation of organizational learning (OL) processes – denoted here as multi-level knowledge creation, transfer, and retention processes – as a key phase in introducing circular business models (CBMs) at SME and supply chain (SC) level. The research employs a mixed-method approach, using the focus group methodology to identify contextual elements impacting on CBM-related OL processes, and a survey-based evaluation to single out the most frequently used OL processes inside Italian construction SMEs. As main result, a CBM-oriented OL multi-level model offers a fine-grained understanding of contextual elements acting mutually as barriers and drivers for OL processes, as possible OL dynamics among them. The multi-level culture construct – composed of external stakeholders’, SC stakeholders’, and organizational culture – identify the key element to activate CBM-oriented OL processes. Main implications are related to the identification of cultural, structural, regulatory, and process contextual elements across the external, SC, and organizational levels, and their interrelation with applicable intraorganizational and interorganizational learning processes. The proposed model would contribute to an improved implementation of transitioning into the circular economy utilizing sustainable business models in the construction SMEs.

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Circular supply chain management: A state-of-art review and future opportunities

Cited by 262 publications

References 49 publications

From Barriers to Enablers: The Role of Organizational Learning in Transitioning SMEs into the Circular Economy

From Barriers to Enablers: The Role of Organizational Learning in Transitioning SMEs into the Circular Economy

The transition towards to the circular economy: European SMEs' trajectories

From Barriers to Enablers: The Role of Organizational Learning in Transitioning SMEs into the Circular Economy

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