Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension: A Systematic Review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Alessandro Fontana (Author) Other; Andrea Barni (Author) Other; Deborah Leone (Author) Other; Maurizio Spirito (Author) Other; Agata Tringale (Author) Other; Matteo Ferraris (Author) Other; João Reis (Author) Other; Gil Manuel Gonçalves (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Sustainability

Vol. 13

Pages: 1-27

ISSN: 2071-1050

Publisher: MDPI

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-E7H

DOI: 10.3390/su13031117

Abstract (EN): Even if the economy nowadays is still locked into a linear model of production, tighter environmental standards, resource scarcity and changing consumer expectations are forcing organizations to find alternatives to lighten their impacts. The concept of Circular Economy (CE) is to an increasing extent treated as a solution to this series of challenges. That said, the multitude of approaches and definitions around CE and Life Cycle Extension Strategies (LCES) makes it difficult to provide (Small and Medium Enterprise) SMEs with a consistent understanding of the topic. This paper aims at bridging this gap by providing a systematic literature review of the most prominent papers related to the CE and lifetime extension, with a particular focus on the equipment and machinery sector. A taxonomy was used to define and cluster a subset of selected papers to build a homogeneous approach for understanding the multiple strategies used in the industry, and the standards in maintenance and remanufacturing strategies. As a final research step, we also propose a Strategy Characterization Framework (SCF) to build the ground for the selection of the best strategy to be applied for production equipment life cycle extension on several industrial use cases.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 28