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EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY THROUGH MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Anna Diaz Tena ,
Josef-Peter Schoeggl ,
Tatiana Reyes  and
Rupert J. Baumgartner
Anna Diaz Tena*
Affiliation:
University of Graz, Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, Graz, Austria;
Josef-Peter Schoeggl
Affiliation:
University of Graz, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable Product Management, Graz, Austria; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Centr
Tatiana Reyes
Affiliation:
Rupert J. Baumgartner
Affiliation:
University of Graz, Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, Graz, Austria; University of Graz, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable Product Management, Graz, Austria;
*
Diaz Tena, Anna, University of Graz, Institute of System Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, Austria, anna.diaz-tena@uni-graz.at

Abstract

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Over the last years, academic literature has made significant progress on the development of key concepts, identifying circular product typologies, developing assessment methods, and exploring the synergies with manufacturing trends such as digitalisation or environmental management. Nevertheless, less attention has been paid on describing process model changes necessary for the implementation of circular product development. For this reason, this paper presents the circular Sustainable Product Development (cSPD) morphological field, aimed at providing implementation guidance to business and industry. It describes possible reconfigurations of the Sustainable Product Development (SPD) process model to further integrate circularity R-strategies, design scopes, design guidelines, inter- and intra-organisational actors and criteria for evaluation. With this framework, we intend to identify the most defining parameters in the process model and assign them a discrete number of categorical values so that different combinations explain the generation of prevalent circular product typologies in the manufacturing of durable goods.

Keywords

Circular economyOrganisation of product developmentSustainabilityDecision making
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 1491 - 1500
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