Analysing the development of Industrial Symbiosis in a motorcycle local industrial network: the role of contextual factors

Taddeo, Raffaella; Morgante, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.045

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“…Data were obtained through public documents made available by the regional administrations. Empirical evidence emerging from recent studies conducted by the authors on the potential of IS development [13,[20][21][22] was also used. The study applied the systemic approach of sustainability science and IE, encompassing a comprehensive analysis to the identification of potential areas for the theoretical, methodological and practical advancements of IS studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An IS may in fact include activities that can be integrated into existing processes, activities that can be built through the collaboration of two or more companies (sharing of resources, materials and expertise) and activities that require the involvement of other companies or external partners. Some of these activities do not require relevant economic or technological shifts and the organizational dimension of the systems is slightly involved; other solutions mostly impact the managerial and organizational dimensions, and marginally modify technologies; some improvement measures require a series of radical shifts, both on the products, processes and on the socio-economic dimension of the system that adopt the IS [20].…”

Section: Industrial Ecology Industrial Symbiosis and Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the same period, in a study involving the IS program in Rotterdam, Baas and Huisingh [52] enhanced the relevance of the interconnections between the techno-sphere and the social system dimensions in the study of IS. Networking, both social and material, is a common theme of several studies concerning the development of IS in existing contexts [13,20,53]. Some of them have deepened the role of tacit and explicit knowledge and ICT tools in order to enhance collaboration [54], others have focused on embeddedness, associated with the concept of trust [55] or proximity [56], for the application of Social Network Analysis (SNA).…”

Section: Industrial Symbiosis and Networkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Italian territory is used as a source of regulatory and technical data on the IP model, which has found in this country a rapid and wide diffusion. The results of the study will contribute to exploring new spaces and possibilities for the development of IS in existing contexts, an area of research in which the authors have been involved for years, and they have conducted research on various forms of territorial agglomerations of companies, including clusters [13], local supply network [20], districts [21], and ecologically equipped industrial areas [22]. The article is structured as follows: the next sections outline the research methods used, and then the current spaces for innovation and networking within the IS studies is described in order to explain why these variables are considered relevant.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Industrial Symbiosis, Networking and Innovation: The Potential Role of Innovation Poles

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In the literature, there is much debate on how to make Industrial Symbiosis (IS) successful and on the factors that may potentially affect its implementation, including networking and innovation. They have so far found limited space for investigation in favor of other technical and economic aspects, such as the nature of the processes involved, regulatory issues, economic feasibility, and stakeholders involvement. However, in some cases, they may become relevant, especially when considered together and in their synergistic interaction. An interesting context to be considered in this respect is that of the Innovation Poles (IPs), which are government-sponsored consortia, created within EU programs with the objective of stimulating innovation within network of organizations and that promote the competitiveness in specific industries or value-chains at a local or regional level. In the present article, we firstly discuss how these topics have been so far addressed in IS studies, and then we analyze the main features of the IP model with the aim to understand if, and through which mechanisms, it can contribute to the development and spread of IS. A literature overview through desktop analysis and direct research, which particularly focused on the Italian IPs, provided the knowledge basis of the study. The results highlight the positive role that the IP model could play, both for its institutional activity of production and dissemination of knowledge and innovation, and, mostly, if considered as an applicative context for IS.

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“…Because of the strong functional and relational links among design, manufacturing, managerial and organisational issues in automotive production [12][13][14], the application of environmentally-conscious strategies in that industry can be more successful if the actors of the supply chain, especially SMEs, are involved in a systemic way [15][16][17][18].…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Process Eco-Innovations in an SME Automotive Supply Network

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2015

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Abstract:The aim of the study presented in this article is to assess, from an environmental standpoint, a set of eco-innovations applied to the production process of an automotive component. The eco-innovations were developed by a supply network of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the framework of a project named "Hi-reach". The component considered is a motorcycle rear wheel spindle. The conventional version is obtained by machining a single forged steel part. The Hi-reach version is indeed manufactured by joining a shaft to a flange; in addition, conventional surface treatments are replaced by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) treatment and other machining steps are improved. This process was conceived with the aim of maintaining (or enhancing) the technical performance of the spindle and reducing production costs. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was carried out to compare the two scenarios described. Those eco-innovations resulted in significant improvements of the environmental performance of the analysed component, ranging, on average, between 50% and 70% for the impact indicators considered. Our results also highlight the role of SMEs in promoting process eco-innovations and the increasing relevance of LCA as a tool to support decision making in manufacturing.

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Routine Rigidity and Environmental Sustainability: Why Rational Innovations are Regularly Ignored

Dooley

2017

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Rigidities describe the sluggishness of an organization's response in the face of discontinuous external change, and routine rigidity is the failure to change the organization's processes. This article aims to provide empirical evidence that substantiates the relevance of routine rigidity in the discussion on environmental sustainability. A qualitative approach employs a logic model to analyse two sequences of events and tracks the implementation of innovations that had been overlooked for some time. The evidence shows that the selected organizational innovations were previously inhibited by a failure to change the organization's formal processes and informal cultural norms. This is especially true of innovations that altered the daily routines of the focal firm's employees and of innovations that potentially alienated customers. The characteristics of the innovations (high impact and low barrier to implementation) indicate that firms are now less able to justify inaction through the traditional barriers of environmentally focused innovation.

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Analysing the development of Industrial Symbiosis in a motorcycle local industrial network: the role of contextual factors

Cited by 47 publications

References 32 publications

Industrial Symbiosis, Networking and Innovation: The Potential Role of Innovation Poles

Industrial Symbiosis, Networking and Innovation: The Potential Role of Innovation Poles

Life Cycle Assessment of Process Eco-Innovations in an SME Automotive Supply Network

Routine Rigidity and Environmental Sustainability: Why Rational Innovations are Regularly Ignored

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