Abstract
The transition towards a circular economy proposes to deliver sustainable, lower carbon opportunities to society, governments and companies. This paper focuses on finding barriers encountered during remanufacturing activities and interpreting the barriers by using a framework for dynamic capabilities. Dynamic capabilities enable companies to adjust to changes in their business activities. In the literature, remanufacturing is described as a process to restore used products to a ‘as good as new’ condition, through a series of steps. This paper discusses the analysis of in-depth interviews with a selection of five remanufacturing companies. The companies are from the following sectors: automotive, IT, photocopiers, industrial robots and building components. Results show they have a tendency to put technical capabilities at the core of their research, leaving ‘softer’ capabilities, such as sensing and learning, less developed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Concerence Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2018 |
Editors | B. Kopacek |
Place of Publication | Vienna, Austria |
Pages | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Edition | 2018 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | Going Green CARE INNOVATION 2018 - Schoenbrunn Palace Conference Centre, Vienna, Austria Duration: 26 Nov 2018 → 29 Nov 2018 |
Conference
Conference | Going Green CARE INNOVATION 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Vienna |
Period | 26/11/18 → 29/11/18 |
Keywords
- Remanufacturing
- Barriers to remanufacturing