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Operational Performance Implications of Circular Economy Implementation: An Empirical Exploration in the Manufacturing Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global manufacturing sector has increasingly adopted circular economy (CE) practices to address sustainability challenges and improve operational efficiency. This study explores the impact of five CE practices—reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle, and recover—on key operational performance dimensions: quality, speed, dependability ...
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Orientation and Sustainability Challenges in SME Responses to Institutional Support

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SMEs receive increasing institutional support to embed sustainability, yet they vary widely in their ability to translate such support into practice. This study addresses this gap by examining the internal cognitive and strategic mechanism (sustainability orientation) through which managers interpret institutional support and the contextual ...
Michael Zisuh Ngoasong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering Circular Startups: Unveiling the Blueprint for Circular Business Models

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular startups are increasingly recognized as key drivers in the transition toward a circular economy. Yet the business models (BMs) through which these startups operationalize circularity remain poorly understood, limiting the ability of entrepreneurial ecosystem actors to offer effective support.
Ann‐Sophie Finner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Textile/Mechanical design, NASA/USRA advanced design program

open access: yes, 1989
Issued as Memorandum, and Final reports [nos. 1-5], Project no.
Dorrity, J. Lewis
core   +1 more source

Handloom: Indian Heritage in need of Innovation and Revival for Economic transformation

open access: yesRamanujan International Journal of Business and Research, 2018
Indian Textiles is several centuries old and is an economically significant sector of the country. Handloom is seen as one of the most vibrant Indian cultural heritage that has an important place in the textile industry.
Ms. Safoora Habeeb, Dr. Naseeb Ahmad
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Reverse Engineering for CSCM Practices: Demystifying the Roles of Compositional Capability and Cooperative Orientation Under Humane Orientation and Competition Intensity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular supply chain management (CSCM) practices are seen as a solution for addressing society's many significant environmental challenges. Although existing studies recognise the importance of reverse engineering in combating poverty, there is limited knowledge about its effectiveness in shaping CSCM practices to address climate change and ...
Yaw Agyabeng‐Mensah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Technologies for Transparent and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Resource Orchestration‐Based View in the Textile Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
wiley   +1 more source

Circular Business Models in the Textile Industry: the second New Cotton Project white paper

open access: yes, 2022
| openaire: EC/H2020/101000559/EU//New CottonWhilst researching the main circular business models available in the literature, the authors came across several approaches and categorisations of businesses, canvases, etc.
Lauri, Pirita   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the influence of material selection and textile structure on liquid absorption and retention capacity in fabrics aiming for incontinence applications

open access: yesJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
This study investigates the impact of fiber composition and fabric structure on the liquid absorption and retention performance during pressure of weft-knitted fabrics designed for reusable incontinence products.
Anna Björkquist   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Sustainability and the Textile Industry: New Directions in Sustainability Research

open access: yes, 2022
Between sweatshops, accusations of chemical pollution and use of endangered animal’s leather, the textile industry has been under scrutiny. Fashion brands have had to answer for unfair wages and inhumane working conditions, while the industry more ...
Hodson, Elise   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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