New Business Models for Sustainable Spare Parts Logistics: A Case Study

González-Varona, José M.; Poza, David; Acebes, Fernando; Villafáñez, Félix A.; Pajares, Javier; López-Paredes, Adolfo

doi:10.3390/su12083071

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“…DT is increasingly becoming the generally accepted means of achieving organizational goals, including transformations in key business operations that affect the organization's products and processes, as well as its structure and business concepts (González-Varona, Poza, Acebes, Villafáñez, Pajares & López-Paredes, 2020;Hess, Benlian, Matt & Wiesböck, 2016).…”

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Building and development of an organizational competence for digital transformation in SMEs

González-Varona

López-Paredes

Poza

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Purpose: The new competitive environment characterized by innovation and constant change is forcing a new organizational behavior. This requires a digital transformation of SMEs based on collective performance determinants. SMEs have particular characteristics that differentiate them from large companies and a model that allows them to identify, leverage and develop their digital capabilities can help them to advance in digital maturity.Design/methodology/approach: An in-depth review of the existing literature on digital transformation and organizational competence was carried out on Scopus and Web of Science to identify the digital challenges faced by SMEs, and what digital capabilities they have to develop to face these challenges. In order to obtain the necessary information for the refinement of organizational competence for digital transformation model, six experts were interviewed; three of them are academics and the other three are professionals with management responsibilities in SMEs. We used semi-structured interviews, to keep the interviews focused and facilitate cross-data analysis between experts. In addition, it allowed us the possibility of analyzing new relevant aspects that could arise during the interview.Findings: As a result of this study we have developed a refined model of organizational competence for digital transformation that allows SMEs to identify and develop the digital capabilities necessary to advance in the digital transformation, refined with the opinions of six experts consulted. We were able to observe the importance of organizational learning and organizational knowledge to advance the digital transformation of SMEs.Originality/value: The developed model is useful for SME managers to know what the initial starting situation is, what the digital gaps are and to be able to plan the actions to develop the necessary digital capabilities to advance towards digital maturity.

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Building and development of an organizational competence for digital transformation in SMEs

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Poza

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“…They observed a range of challenges faced by companies implementing IIoT with the most frequent being technical challenges. González-Varona et al (2020) also made a case for additive lean manufacturing in making electronic spare parts. They argued that by combining cloud connections and internet of things (IoT), spare parts for damaged electronic components in high-tech furniture and medical devices could be 3D printed at a localized point before distribution.…”

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Sustainable Business Models: A Systematic Review of Approaches and Challenges in Manufacturing

Agwu

Bessant

2021

Rev. adm. contemp.

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Objective: there is an ongoing need for businesses to strive to maintain ideals within environmental, economic, and social values - commonly known as the triple bottom line. Manufacturing as a sector has advanced drastically and the literature on sustainable business models in this sector has emerged. The purpose of this paper is to analyze sustainable business models in manufacturing and the approaches and challenges faced in creating and implementing them. Methods: this paper uses a systematic approach to review the literature. We identify sustainable business models and classify them within different industry areas while strategies and challenges emerge from the literature. Results: the findings indicate that there is some empirical work done in investigating the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability in manufacturing. Overall, there is an ongoing transition to sustainable business models in varying divisions of industry. However, the creation and delivery of sustainable economic value is still unexplored. Conclusions: the research provides insight to researchers and practitioners on how organizations implement sustainability while delivering value to their stakeholders. It also provides new avenues for conducting research in unexplored strategies of sustainable business modeling.

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“…The tool consists of nine inter-related building blocks around four critical components: "value proposition, value creation, value capture and value delivery" [89][90][91]. In [92], a case study of a business model for sustainable additive manufacturing spare parts logistics is presented and the authors show how a digital supply chain for spare parts has the potential to change business models, with clear benefits for small and medium size companies, environment and the customers in general.…”

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“…Today, the materials that can be printed include plastics, wood and metal, among others. In essence, with additive manufacturing at the center, innovative business models and concepts are being shaped, proposing increasingly advanced technological solution alternatives [92], ever more so with the advent of Industry 4.0 [27]. In order to evaluate the impact do additive manufacturing on business models, namely to access which impacts are expected in economic, environmental and social perspective it is necessary to use a performance measurement system that considers a proper balance between the triple-bottom-line perspective (3BL).…”

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Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

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Additive manufacturing has the potential to make a longstanding impact on the manufacturing world and is a core element of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Additive manufacturing signifies a new disruptive path on how we will produce parts and products. Several studies suggest this technology could foster sustainability into manufacturing systems based on its potential of optimizing material consumption, creating new shapes, customizing designs and shortening production times that, all combined, will greatly transform some of the existing business models. Although it requires reaching a certain level of design maturity to completely insert this technology in an industrial setting, additive manufacturing has the potential to favorably impact the manufacturing sector by reducing costs in production, logistics, inventories, and in the development and industrialization of a new product. The transformation of the industry and the acceleration of the adopting rate of new technologies is driving organizational strategy. Thus, through the lenses of Industry 4.0 and its technological concepts, this paper aims to contribute to the knowledge about the impacts of additive manufacturing technology on sustainable business models. This aim is accomplished through a proposed framework, as well as the models and scales that can be used to determine these impacts. The effects are assessed by taking into account the social, environmental and economic impacts of additive manufacturing on business models and for all these three dimensions a balanced scorecard structure is proposed.

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New Business Models for Sustainable Spare Parts Logistics: A Case Study

Cited by 35 publications

References 40 publications

Building and development of an organizational competence for digital transformation in SMEs

Building and development of an organizational competence for digital transformation in SMEs

Sustainable Business Models: A Systematic Review of Approaches and Challenges in Manufacturing

Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

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