Drivers and barriers of effective industrial material use

Pajunen, Nani; Watkins, Gary; Wierink, Maaria; Heiskanen, Kari

doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2011.12.008

Cited by 44 publications

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“…• High cost to invest in technology [6,19] • Unwilling to invest in unproven strategy [6,19,20] • High cost to obtain environmental permits [6,19] • High management cost (e.g., training) [1,2,16] Product design restriction…”

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“…• Lack of technical knowledge [4,6] • Lack of support (e.g., policies, guidance) [3,21] • Limited exposure to material efficiency information/concept [6,20,22,23] Technology limitation…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Limited existing internal facilities to support material efficiency [4,6,24] • Lack of advancement of technology in material efficiency field [13,20] External barrier Regulation • International environmental regulation and legislation [4,6,25] • Lack of local support on regulation/legislation [2,13,25] External support…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Lack of governmental support (e.g., certificate, subsidy, incentives) [1] • Lack of material efficiency experts [2] • Limited support from other sectors (e.g., recycler, recycling technology) [1,4,6] Supplier and supply chain constraint…”

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One such reason is the existence of barriers that hinder the implementation of this strategy, which could then result in manufacturers being unable to optimize the use of their raw materials and improve their business performance. Thus, by identifying and understanding these barriers, manufacturers can undertake appropriate countermeasures to optimize their raw material usage easily and effectively [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Analysis to Determine the Barriers to Implementing a Material Efficiency Strategy: Electrical and Electronics’ Companies in the Malaysian Context

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Ghazilla

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:Material efficiency is one of the most important strategies for helping manufacturing companies achieve sustainability in their production activities. However, there are many barriers to the implementation of material efficiency strategies in the manufacturing processes and overall business operations. The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate the barriers faced by Electrical and Electronics (E&E) manufacturing companies in Malaysia in implementing material efficiency strategies. A mixed-mode research method was employed to collect data from these companies. Semi-structured interviews were used to identify the barriers faced by the Malaysian Electrical and Electronics (E&E) industry, while an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) survey was utilized to determine the importance of each barrier. Seven companies participated in the semi-structured interviews, and 18 companies took part in the AHP survey. Nine barriers were generated from analysis of the interviews, and were then ranked by priority using the AHP method. These important findings could be used as a guide for E&E companies in managing or overcoming barriers during the implementation of material efficiency strategies and other sustainable manufacturing activities.

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Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lack Of Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Overarching policy framework for product life extension in a circular economy—A bottom‐up business perspective

Milios

2021

Env Pol Gov

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Public policy has a critical role to play in supporting business actors towards their transition to more sustainable and less resource‐intensive practices within the context of a Circular Economy (CE). The European Union (EU) CE Action Plan sets a special focus on the role of business in adopting and promoting circular economic principles in their operations, and thus leading the transition towards CE. Companies need to design and adopt innovative business models that enable the capture of residual value in products. Product life extension strategies, such as re‐use, hold the highest potential to retain the materials and energy embedded in products. However, companies that adopt such business practices face multiple barriers deriving from the present socio‐economic conditions and find themselves in need of direct policy interventions to be able to compete with incumbent firms. This contribution identifies supporting interventions that could enable companies engaging in product life extension to scale up and lead the transition to a CE. Empirical evidence was gathered from such companies in five economic sectors in Sweden through questionnaires. Based on the results, an overarching policy framework is proposed, including wide cross‐sectoral policy measures, such as (1) public procurement, (2) increased provision and access to information and (3) government leadership, setting mandatory re‐use targets.

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Life Cycle Assessment in Sustainable Manufacturing: A Review and Further Direction

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Agrawal

Jain

2020

Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering

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Drivers and barriers of effective industrial material use

Cited by 44 publications

References 20 publications

Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Analysis to Determine the Barriers to Implementing a Material Efficiency Strategy: Electrical and Electronics’ Companies in the Malaysian Context

Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Analysis to Determine the Barriers to Implementing a Material Efficiency Strategy: Electrical and Electronics’ Companies in the Malaysian Context

Overarching policy framework for product life extension in a circular economy—A bottom‐up business perspective

Life Cycle Assessment in Sustainable Manufacturing: A Review and Further Direction

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