Focus on the product or process itself – Circular product or process design
These companies put their main focus on improving the circularity of their products and/or production processes by directly addressing the sustainable materials management strategies. This archetype is mainly interesting for companies for which switching to a service model, or collaborating with their value network is less feasible or attractive.
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Combined strategies
Circular Value Creation Strategies
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Material Recycling
Material Recycling
The valorization of industrial production residues or materials from end of life products into the same or other production chains
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Optimal product use
Optimal product use
Decreasing the amount of products needed for delivering a given amount of value. This can be realized in several ways, e.g. by shared use, by extension of the product’s lifetime,...
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Resource efficiency
Resource efficiency
Decreasing the amount of material used for a given product.
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Substitution
Substitution
Replace scarce / toxic / high impact material with more sustainable alternative.
Value Proposition Strategies
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On demand
On demand
Production on demand, eliminating unused stocks.
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Cost reduction
Cost reduction
Providing the customer with a cost reduction compared with BAU (e.g. shared use, avoiding waste handling fees, reducing resource consumption,…).