Recent studies advocate that digital technologies are key enabling factors for the introduction of servitized business models. At same time, these support implementation circular economy (CE) paradigm into businesses. Despite this general agreement, literature still overlooks how enable such a CE transition. To fill gap, paper develops conceptual framework, based on and case study company implementing usage-focused model in household appliance industry. This focuses Internet Things (IoT),...

Circular Economy has been usually indicated as a promising approach to promote economic development and sustainability. Despite this general agreement, the paradigm is still little adopted by companies, they need face several challenges. In context, Product-Service Systems (PSS) Business Models play major role, have proposed an opportunity for promoting Today, digital technologies are seen key factor enable PSS, allowing at same time introduction of into companies. However, attention set on...

The digital age we live in offers companies many opportunities to jointly advance sustainability and competitiveness. New technologies can, fact, support the incorporation of circular economy principles into businesses, enabling new business models facilitating redesign products value chains. Despite this considerable potential, convergence between these is still underinvestigated. By reviewing literature, paper aims provide a definition conceptual framework, which systematize smart paradigm...

Circular Economy is a means to ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns. However, it still at an embryonic stage of implementation in manufacturing companies. Given its potential, the household appliance industry promising arena for adoption Economy. Thus, this study aims investigate systematize how has been adopted industry, through multiple case research. Twenty cases are analyzed following Research Framework, map: (i) 4R strategies reduce, reuse, remanufacture recycle; (ii)...

Manufacturing companies are struggling with the implementation of Circular Economy, especially due to uncertainty regarding its potential sustainability benefits. In particular, and despite digital servitization is advocated by several studies as a way achieve environmental gains, circular business models based on not always sustainable burden shifting unexpected consequences which difficult assess before implementation. This particularly relevant for Electrical Electronics Equipment...

Abstract Digital technologies may enable the adoption of Circular Economy models in production and consumption processes, thereby promoting environmental sustainability. Literature on these topics has grown exponentially over last decades, focusing Industry 4.0 its implications for sustainability or circularity. However, extant literature reviews failed to cover vast amount produced, since they either have a narrow scope focus limited sample articles. To fill this gap, bibliometric review...

Although circular economy is usually indicated as a way to reconcile economic growth and sustainability, business models related product-service systems are not implemented on large scale yet. Providing information about how develop methods evaluate their expected impacts, can support stakeholders embrace this transition. To regard, the aim of paper propose discuss actions required for reshaping washing machine industry towards scenario. The paper, based recently launched research project,...

The Circular Economy has been pointed out by scholars and policymakers as a promising approach to decouple economic growth from resource consumption waste generation [...]

Circular economy is gaining attention in business and society to advance sustainability. This paradigm particularly relevant for energy-consuming products such as washing machines, where alternatives linear pay-per-use refurbishment are ground. To succeed, these models should achieve consensus acceptance among users. However, little has been paid customers’ interest circular so far. paper aims compare the economic environmental impacts of pay-per wash models, while investigating degree...

The literature usually depicts circular economy as a path to embrace sustainability into economic systems. Shifting from linear leads environmental and social benefits. However, despite growing attention academia, policymakers businesses, implementation projects are still scarce. One of the reasons is that scenarios may be challenging an perspective. In order spur transition towards economy, new methods support assessment economic, impacts needed. This paper presents systemic framework...

The literature usually depicts circular economy as a path to embrace sustainability into economic systems. Shifting from linear leads environmental and social benefits. However, despite growing attention academia, policymakers businesses, implementation projects are still scarce. One of the reasons is that scenarios may be challenging an perspective. In order spur transition towards economy, new methods support assessment economic, impacts needed. This paper presents systemic framework...