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Using Circular Economy and Supply Chain as a Framework for Remanufactured Products in the Rubber Recycling Industry

Version 1 : Received: 9 January 2024 / Approved: 10 January 2024 / Online: 11 January 2024 (02:44:19 CET)

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Hsieh, H.-H.; Yao, K.-C.; Wang, C.-H.; Chen, C.-H.; Huang, S.-H. Using a Circular Economy and Supply Chain as a Framework for Remanufactured Products in the Rubber Recycling Industry. Sustainability 2024, 16, 2824. Hsieh, H.-H.; Yao, K.-C.; Wang, C.-H.; Chen, C.-H.; Huang, S.-H. Using a Circular Economy and Supply Chain as a Framework for Remanufactured Products in the Rubber Recycling Industry. Sustainability 2024, 16, 2824.

Abstract

The circular supply chain was applied to many industries in the past studies, whereas the rubber recycling industry has not been explored in detail yet. Therefore, this study indentified the key factors of the circular supply chain used in remanufactured products, thereby perfecting its framework. This study put forward 5 aspects and 19 criteria for reference, so that companies in the rubber recycling industry are able to clearly know the direction of implementation when con-structing the circular supply chain for remanufactured products. This study integrated expert opinions with the fuzzy Delphi method and the fuzzy decision making trial and evaluation laboratory proposed key factors, and performed the ranking of importance. The results have displayed that key aspects include the circular business model (A3), increasing the value of resources in the supply chain (A4), and risk management of the circular supply chain (A2). The factors that the rubber recycling industry needs to pay attention to are: optimizing the production process (C2), sharing data in the product lifecycle (C4), effectively tracking and recycling products (C5), redesigning remanufactured products (C13), enhancing resource efficiency (C16), and identifying waste composition and separating materials (C14) . Based on the abovementioned, we had a discussion in this study.

Keywords

circular economy supply chain; fuzzy Delphi method; Fuzzy DEMATEL; rubber recycling industry

Subject

Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management

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