segunda-feira, 1 de outubro de 2018

«Why the circular economy must link up the whole supply chain»


«Finally, the long-discussed concept of the circular economy (CE) seems ready for takeoff. More and more observers see new information technologies like the internet of things (IoT), big data analytics or blockchain as the powerful means everybody is waiting for.
And yes, its promises are truly thrilling. Yet the real door-opener is still to be found in the analog world: It’s about trustful collaboration. Doesn´t sound too sexy, does it? We know. But only when all actors along the product life cycle find profitable ways to take resource scarcity into account, and only if they share both costs and benefits, will CE be able to unfold its full potential.
So trustful collaboration is asking for a lot. It needs to convince decision-makers of the business opportunities they get once they trade their silo-oriented optimization rationale for a holistic-management approach that addresses the entire life cycle of the products and the materials involved. (...)». Continue a ler.


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