Circular manufacturing 4.0: towards internet of things embedded closed-loop supply chains

• Published in: International journal of advanced manufacturing technology Vol. 118; no. 9-10; pp. 3241 - 3264
• Main Authors: Delpla, Victor, Kenné, Jean-Pierre, Hof, Lucas A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: CAE) and Design; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD; Data collection; End of life; Engineering; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial applications; Industrial development; Integer programming; Internet of Things; Life cycle assessment; Linear programming; Manufacturing; Mechanical Engineering; Media Management; Mixed integer; Optimization; Original Article; Remanufacturing; Standard components; Supply chains; Internet of things; Industry 4.0; Circular economy; Remanufacturing; Closed-loop supply chain; Sustainable supply chain

Increased global economic competition and growing importance of environmental issues force manufacturers to consider implementation of closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) ensuring recovery of end-of-life products (EOL) for recycling or reuse. Such CLSCs are subject to many uncertainties in their flows...