A circular waste bioeconomy development model in the Ecuadorian fishery industry: the impact of government strategy on supply chain integration and smart operations

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 30; no. 43; pp. 98156 - 98182
• Main Authors: Negash, Yeneneh Tamirat, Sarmiento, Liria Salome Calahorrano, Tseng, Shuan-Wei, Lim, Ming K., Tseng, Ming-Lang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; bioeconomics; Circular economy; Collaboration; Cooperation; Criteria; Decision making; Delphi method; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Fish; fish waste; Fisheries; Fishery industry; Integration; markets; Organizational policy; Qualitative analysis; Research Article; supply chain; Supply chain sustainability; Supply chains; uncertainty; Waste recycling; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Fuzzy Delphi method; Supply chain integration; Government strategies; Smart operations; Circular waste bioeconomy; Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory
• ISSN: 1614-7499; 0944-1344; 1614-7499
• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29333-8

This study develops a set of measures to address the interrelationship among circular waste-based bioeconomy (CWBE) attributes, including those of government strategy, digital collaboration, supply chain integration, smart operations, and a green supply chain, to build a circular bioeconomy that feeds fish waste back into the economy. CWBE development is a potential solution to the problem of waste reuse in the fish supply chain; however, this potential remains untapped, and prior studies have failed to provide the criteria to guide its practices. Such an analytical framework requires qualitative assessment, which is subject to uncertainty due to the linguistic preferences of decision makers. Hence, this study adopts the fuzzy Delphi method to obtain a valid set of attributes. A fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation was applied to address the attribute relationships and determine the driving criteria of CWBE development. The results showed that government strategies play a causal role in CWBE development and drive digital collaboration, smart operations, and supply chain integration. The findings also indicated that smart manufacturing technology, organizational policies, market enhancement, supply chain analytics, and operational innovation are drivers of waste integration from fisheries into the circular economy through waste-based bioeconomy processes.