Theme 7

A key factor for successful circularity is recognising that business models and value must evolve with technology and digital tools. The first year of the project involved building an understanding of the transition ahead to a circular economy (CE) and the business model implications for manufacturers.

Scope of Work

Our research includes a focus on understanding how business decisions change with technology-driven circular transitions, especially for manufacturers. It also involves creating a toolkit to help assess choices and show evidence of circular economy shifts using real examples as use cases. The planned work aims to use modelling tools to explore how innovation affects business and operations and provide proof and demonstrations of sustainable circular manufacturing using examples from the industry flagship projects. Currently, the team will be focusing on identifying use cases to test the framework for evaluating key elements of CE transition for different types of industrial challenges.

Research questions