Producer responsibility, waste minimisation and the WEEE Directive: Case studies in eco-design from the European lighting sector

Integrating Lean, Agile, Resilience and Green Paradigms in Supply Chain Management (LARG_SCM)

“…Changes in government policies, such as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive in European Union (Barroso & Machado, 2005;Gottberg, 2006), had make the industry responsible for postconsumer disposal of products, forcing the implementation of sustainable operations across the supply chain. At the same time, the increased pressure from community and environmentally-conscious consumers forces the manufacturers to effectively integrate environmental concerns into their management practices (Zhu et al, 2008).…”

“…The greening of supply chain is also influenced by the following production processes characteristics (Sarkis, 2003): i) process' capability to use certain materials; ii) possibility to integrate reusable or remanufactured components into the system (which would require disassembly capacities); and iii) design for waste minimization (energy, water, raw materials, and non-product output). Eco-design is defined as the development of products more durable and energy efficient, avoiding the use of toxic materials and easily disassembled for recycling (Gottberg et al, 2006). It provides opportunities to minimize waste and improve the resource consumption efficiency through modifications in product size, serviceable life, recyclability and utilization characteristics.However, the eco-design strategy presents some potential disadvantages including: high level of obsolete products in fashion driven markets, increased complexity and increased risk of failure, among others (Gottberg et al, 2006).…”

“…Eco-design is defined as the development of products more durable and energy efficient, avoiding the use of toxic materials and easily disassembled for recycling (Gottberg et al, 2006). It provides opportunities to minimize waste and improve the resource consumption efficiency through modifications in product size, serviceable life, recyclability and utilization characteristics.However, the eco-design strategy presents some potential disadvantages including: high level of obsolete products in fashion driven markets, increased complexity and increased risk of failure, among others (Gottberg et al, 2006). The reverse logistics focuses primarily on the return of recyclable or reusable products and materials into the forward supply chain (Sarkis, 2003).…”

What’s in it for the Provider? : A Lifecycle-Focused Approach towards Designing for Value in Product-Service Systems

“…e main bene ts identi ed by Plou e et al (2011) result from higher customer interest due to cost reductions in the design of the products. In order to enhance producers' motivation to implement Ecodesign, an extended responsibility for their o erings is seen as a possible measure (Gottberg et al, 2006), although even this aspect relies on the necessary political framework being implemented in order to attain a level playing ground among competitors. us, a main challenge must be to achieve a situation where the economic incentive of increasing pro ts coincides with environmental bene ts.…”

Differential Game for Environmental-Regulation in Green Supply Chain

“…Globalized organizationsincluding Apple, Sony, and Matsushita -invest a large portion of their budgets in DfE activities in order to green their supply chain. The motivation that drives these firms to implement DfE (Walls, 2003) appears to lie in a combination of regulation and production cost (Avila, 2006;Gottberg et al, 2006;Iliyana, 2006;Palmer & Walls, 1999). In order to compensate for harm caused by the lack of flexibility in command and control, incentive mechanisms can be a complement to maintaining industry growth Jaffe et al, 1995).…”