The role of product design in circular business models: An analysis of challenges and opportunities for electric vehicles and white goods

Kwant, Colin de; Rahi, Abm Fazle; Laurenti, Rafael

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2021.03.030

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“…In the context of CE strategies, however, it needs to be taken into consideration, that a product's enhanced circularity performance does not automatically equate to an enhanced sustainability performance (Geissdoerfer et al, 2017;Schöggl et al, 2020). Consequently, information about potential sustainability-related impacts of available CE strategies are needed to support the transition towards more circular and sustainable EVB value chains, which further hold the potential to yield economic benefits, create new circular business models (Ali et al, 2021;de Kwant et al, 2021;Reinhardt et al, 2019;Wrålsen et al, 2021), as well as reduce the reliance on raw material extractions from geographical regions, which are characterized by geopolitical uncertainties (Beaudet et al, 2020).…”

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Data requirements and availabilities for a digital battery passport – A value chain actor perspective

Berger¹,

Baumgartner²,

Weinzerl³

et al. 2022

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Digital battery passports (DBPs) may support the transition towards more sustainable and circular electric vehicle battery (EVB) value chains by providing respective stakeholders with valuable data to support their sustainable battery management. To ensure such support DBPs have to fulfil EVB stakeholders’ data needs and requirements. This work sets out to provide first empirical insights in EVB value chain stakeholders’ data needs and requirements in the context of sustainable battery management based on a DBP concept comprising 54 data points and four information categories. The research design comprised focus group stakeholder workshops, expert interviews, follow-up expert consultation and subsequent qualitative content analyses. The results show diverging perspectives regarding data needs and availability, attributable to stakeholders’ different positions and roles in the value chain, and a lack of well-defined information flows along the EVB value chain. This contribution enhances the scares DBP research with the first systematic mapping of EVB value chain stakeholders’ data needs for pursuing a sustainable battery management. It further provides policy makers, and practitioners with guidance concerning information content of DBPs, supporting DBP development and implementation.

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Data requirements and availabilities for a digital battery passport – A value chain actor perspective

Berger¹,

Baumgartner²,

Weinzerl³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…The essence of a business model is in defining the manner by which the enterprise delivers value to customers, enticing customers to pay for value [56]. The three components of business model which are universally acknowledged by scholars are: value proposition, value creation and value capture [57][58][59]. The study of this paper is based on the judgment that business model has significant impact on brand competitiveness [60,61].…”

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Research on the Impact of High-End Ev Sales Business Model on Brand Competitiveness

2021

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Electric vehicles have many advantages compared with traditional fuel vehicles, whereas the immaturity of technologies and high manufacturing cost make it difficult for EV brands to be promoted in traditional business models. Thus, auto-mobile companies started to establish high-end sales business model to promote the brand. This paper studies the influential mechanism of high-end EV sales business model on brand competitiveness and the mediation effect between high-end EV sales business model and brand competitiveness. A total of 624 consumers’ survey data were collected and the structural equation model (SEM) was analyzed to test the hypotheses by using a scale made up of indicators referring to high-end EV sales business model, brand competitiveness and customer perceived value. This paper contributes to the sustainable innovation literature by exploring the psychological perception of customer perceived value in strengthening brand competitiveness. The results show that both the value proposition and value creation of high-end EV sales business model have significant positive impacts on brand competitiveness. Moreover, customer perceived value fully mediates the relationships between the value proposition of high-end EV sales business model and brand competitiveness and between the value creation and brand competitiveness. Customer perceived value cannot mediate the relationship between the value capture of high-end EV sales business model and brand competitiveness. Our insights contribute to the business model research area from a customer-centric perspective.

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“…CBM aims to reconcile the creation of commercial value with the adoption of circular strategies that can prolong the useful life of products and parts and close material loops (Nußholz, 2017). CBMs are considered a class of sustainable business models (Geissdoerfer et al, 2018); they assess the environmental, economic, and social viability of the real implementation of a business (de Kwant et al, 2021) and envisage the environmental status while creating a business model. The scientific literature on CBM has increased in recent years providing several CBM definitions (Bocken et al, 2013;…”

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Nuts and bolts of tropical tuna purse seine nets recycling: A circular business model

Andrés¹,

Zudaire²,

Larreta³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain.

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Tropical tuna purse seiners are one of the most important contributors to end-of-life (EoL) fishing gears in the world, and these fishing nets can become a promising secondary raw material. Thus, tuna companies are looking for possibilities to valorize them by applying circular economy (CE). This contribution aims at assessing the viability of creating a circular business model out of recycled tropical tuna purse seine EoL nets. The yearly contribution of the Spanish tuna freezer purse seine companies to EoL fishing nets was estimated at 900 tons. Three pilot projects were implemented (involving 80 tons of EoL tuna nets) to learn about the monetary and material flows, supply chain, stakeholders' perception, and the environmental impacts of upcycling polyamide nets into four marketable products (i.e., conditioned fishing nets, backpacks, fishers' dungarees, and sunglasses). The results indicate that recycled regrinds/flakes and pellets were 37 and 50%, respectively, more expensive than virgin counterparts, but the yarn may achieve competitive production costs in the textile industry, with an additional environmental benefit close to 69% per kg of virgin–origin yarn. The challenges faced when recycling EoL polyamide fishing nets were discussed. Innovation and logistics appear to play a fundamental role in making the business sustainable. Besides, the circular business model methodology to assess the value proposition was also discussed in its empirical application.

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The role of product design in circular business models: An analysis of challenges and opportunities for electric vehicles and white goods

Cited by 34 publications

References 35 publications

Data requirements and availabilities for a digital battery passport – A value chain actor perspective

Data requirements and availabilities for a digital battery passport – A value chain actor perspective

Research on the Impact of High-End Ev Sales Business Model on Brand Competitiveness

Nuts and bolts of tropical tuna purse seine nets recycling: A circular business model

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