Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
product’s value at point of sale (POS) and devaluation to obsolescence,
creating a path dependency towards faster replacement cycles to retain sales
volumes. Resulting in increasing volumes of waste and pollution from
products being disposed of, with low incentives or possibilities for recovery
by e.g. reuse and remanufacturing. Based on a case study of a bicycle
manufacturing SME, using an interventionist research setting, we have
found that a business model change affects the existing design logic quite
effectively. It seems that the business model is conditioning the decision
logic of senior management and has to be addressed first in firms that want
to make significant eco-sustainability improvements.
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