Circular Economy in Supply Chains: Designing for Sustainability and Value Recovery

Circular economy principles are reshaping supply chain design, creating opportunities to eliminate waste, recover materials, and build sustainable business models.

Circular Design Principles

Implementing design for disassembly, modularity, and material recovery that enables circular economy business models.

Reverse Logistics Systems

Building efficient reverse logistics networks that collect, process, and recover value from returned and end-of-life products.

Material Recovery and Recycling

Developing closed-loop material systems that maximize recovery rates and minimize virgin material requirements.

Business Model Innovation

Creating new circular business models including product-as-a-service, leasing, and take-back programs that align economic and environmental incentives.