Refining Circulation Factories: Classification Scheme and Supporting Product and Factory Features for Closed-Loop Production Integration

J. Rickert*, S. Blömeke, M. Mennenga, F. Cerdas, S. Thiede

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Abstract

A Circulation Factory is a concept for a future closed-loop production system that combines product manufacturing with remanufacturing and recycling into one hybrid system for increased environmental and economic performance. So far, Circulation Factories have remained a vision. In the present paper, the initial framework for Circulation Factories is revisited and refined by analyzing real world production systems, which are already closing the loop partially. This way, a classification scheme for closed-loop production integration, and a list of product and factory features, which support closed-loop integration, are derived. The feature list is used to analyze if under current conditions the high impact case of Li-Ion batteries is a suitable scope of application for Circulation Factories.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProduction at the leading edge of technology
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 10th Congress of the German Academic Association for Production Technology (WGP), Dresden, 23-24 September 2020
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages591-601
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Congress of the German Academic Association for Production Technology, WGP 2020 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: 23 Sept 202024 Sept 2020
Conference number: 10

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Production Engineering
VolumePart F1136
ISSN (Print)2194-0525
ISSN (Electronic)2194-0533

Conference

Conference10th Congress of the German Academic Association for Production Technology, WGP 2020
Abbreviated titleWGP 2020
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period23/09/2024/09/20

Keywords

  • Circular Economy
  • Circulation Factory
  • Closed-loop production
  • n/a OA procedure

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