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Circular Economy (CE) aims to maintain the value of products, components, materials, and resources in the economy for as long as possible. Current end of life (EoL) product circularity decision-making methods are focused on technical and economic factors neglecting other crucial areas such as legislative pressure and customer demand, which are pertinent in the decision-making process. This paper presents a decision-making method to evaluate end of life product circularity alternatives at strategic level. A Product Recovery Multi-Criteria Decision Tool (PR-MCDT) is proposed to evaluate product circularity strategies from an integrated point of view, i.e. by simultaneously taking into account technical, economic, environmental, business, and societal aspects. The paper also identifies key end of life decision-making factors to assess product recovery strategies. An illustrative example is presented and discussed to show the applicability of the tool for the selection of product recovery options. A PR-MCDT is used at the senior/middle management level to ensure strategic decisions, which then promote success of the company.

International audience ; Circular Economy (CE) aims to maintain the value of products, components, materials, and resources in the economy for as long as possible. Current end of life (EoL) product circularity decision-making methods are focused on technical and economic factors neglecting other crucial areas such as legislative pressure and customer demand, which are pertinent in the decision-making process. This paper presents a decision-making method to evaluate end of life product circularity alternatives at strategic level. A Product Recovery Multi-Criteria Decision Tool (PR-MCDT) is proposed to evaluate product circularity strategies from an integrated point of view, i.e. by simultaneously taking into account technical, economic, environmental, business, and societal aspects. The paper also identifies key end of life decision-making factors to assess product recovery strategies. An illustrative example is presented and discussed to show the applicability of the tool for the selection of product recovery options. A PR-MCDT is used at the senior/middle management level to ensure strategic decisions, which then promote success of the company.

International audience ; Circular Economy (CE) aims to maintain the value of products, components, materials, and resources in the economy for as long as possible. Current end of life (EoL) product circularity decision-making methods are focused on technical and economic factors neglecting other crucial areas such as legislative pressure and customer demand, which are pertinent in the decision-making process. This paper presents a decision-making method to evaluate end of life product circularity alternatives at strategic level. A Product Recovery Multi-Criteria Decision Tool (PR-MCDT) is proposed to evaluate product circularity strategies from an integrated point of view, i.e. by simultaneously taking into account technical, economic, environmental, business, and societal aspects. The paper also identifies key end of life decision-making factors to assess product recovery strategies. An illustrative example is presented and discussed to show the applicability of the tool for the selection of product recovery options. A PR-MCDT is used at the senior/middle management level to ensure strategic decisions, which then promote success of the company.

International audience ; Remanufacturing is an end-of-life product recovery strategy whereby used products are restored to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) standard and receive a warranty at least equal to a newly manufactured product. Current end-of-life product recovery decision-making approaches are focused on technical and economic factors neglecting crucial areas such as customer demand and legislative pressure which are pertinent in the decision-making process, more importantly in the case of remanufacturing. Additionally, there is lack of a holistic approach that adopts an inclusive methodology for analysing multiple conflicting factors: ecological, technical, economic, business and social aspects simultaneously. This paper presents our research works on evaluation of remanufacturing for product recovery at strategic level. The paper identifies key end-of-life decision-making factors that aid for assessing the feasibility of remanufacturing. A Product Recovery Multi-Criteria Decision Tool (PR-MCDT) is proposed to evaluate the viability of conducting remanufacturing form an integrated point of view i.e. by simultaneously taking into account technical, economic, environmental, business and societal aspects. The main benefits of this tool are, a) the decision maker has the opportunity to consider key factors such as customer demand, legislative pressure and new technologies in the decision-making process, b) the tool helps to evaluate different end-of-life options under several often-conflicting criteria which are not necessarily quantitatively defined, c) the decision-making tool takes into account the preferences of the decision-maker in evaluating the feasibility of end-of-life strategies. An example is presented and discussed to illustrate the applicability of the tool for selection of product retirement option. The PR-MCDT is used by senor/middle management level to provide an early stage feasibility analysis of adopting remanufacturing for a general product type.

International audience ; Remanufacturing is an end-of-life product recovery strategy whereby used products are restored to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) standard and receive a warranty at least equal to a newly manufactured product. Current end-of-life product recovery decision-making approaches are focused on technical and economic factors neglecting crucial areas such as customer demand and legislative pressure which are pertinent in the decision-making process, more importantly in the case of remanufacturing. Additionally, there is lack of a holistic approach that adopts an inclusive methodology for analysing multiple conflicting factors: ecological, technical, economic, business and social aspects simultaneously. This paper presents our research works on evaluation of remanufacturing for product recovery at strategic level. The paper identifies key end-of-life decision-making factors that aid for assessing the feasibility of remanufacturing. A Product Recovery Multi-Criteria Decision Tool (PR-MCDT) is proposed to evaluate the viability of conducting remanufacturing form an integrated point of view i.e. by simultaneously taking into account technical, economic, environmental, business and societal aspects. The main benefits of this tool are, a) the decision maker has the opportunity to consider key factors such as customer demand, legislative pressure and new technologies in the decision-making process, b) the tool helps to evaluate different end-of-life options under several often-conflicting criteria which are not necessarily quantitatively defined, c) the decision-making tool takes into account the preferences of the decision-maker in evaluating the feasibility of end-of-life strategies. An example is presented and discussed to illustrate the applicability of the tool for selection of product retirement option. The PR-MCDT is used by senor/middle management level to provide an early stage feasibility analysis of adopting remanufacturing for a general product type.

The circular economy (CE) can drive sustainability. For companies to select and implement circularity strategies, they need to evaluate and compare the performance of these strategies both in terms of progress towards CE but also based on their feasibility and business outcomes. However, evaluation methods for circularity strategies at the product level are lacking. Therefore, this research proposes a multi-criteria evaluation method of circularity strategies at the product level which can be used by business decision-makers to evaluate and compare the initial business of the company, transformative and future circularity strategies. This multi-criteria evaluation method aims to assist business decision-makers to identify a preferred strategy by linking together a wide variety of criteria, i.e., environmental, economic, social, legislative, technical, and business, as well as by proposing relevant indicators that take into consideration, where possible, the life cycle perspective. It also allows for flexibility so that criteria, sub-criteria, and weighing factors can be altered by the business decision-makers to fit the needs of their specific case or product. Two illustrative examples based on case companies are presented to verify and illustrate the proposed method. ; Funding Agencies|Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network

International audience ; The circular economy (CE) can drive sustainability. For companies to select and implement circularity strategies, they need to evaluate and compare the performance of these strategies both in terms of progress towards CE but also based on their feasibility and business outcomes. However, evaluation methods for circularity strategies at the product level are lacking. Therefore, this research proposes a multi-criteria evaluation method of circularity strategies at the product level which can be used by business decision-makers to evaluate and compare the initial business of the company, transformative and future circularity strategies. This multi-criteria evaluation method aims to assist business decision-makers to identify a preferred strategy by linking together a wide variety of criteria, i.e., environmental, economic, social, legislative, technical, and business, as well as by proposing relevant indicators that take into consideration, where possible, the life cycle perspective. It also allows for flexibility so that criteria, sub-criteria, and weighing factors can be altered by the business decision-makers to fit the needs of their specific case or product. Two illustrative examples based on case companies are presented to verify and illustrate the proposed method.

International audience ; The circular economy (CE) can drive sustainability. For companies to select and implement circularity strategies, they need to evaluate and compare the performance of these strategies both in terms of progress towards CE but also based on their feasibility and business outcomes. However, evaluation methods for circularity strategies at the product level are lacking. Therefore, this research proposes a multi-criteria evaluation method of circularity strategies at the product level which can be used by business decision-makers to evaluate and compare the initial business of the company, transformative and future circularity strategies. This multi-criteria evaluation method aims to assist business decision-makers to identify a preferred strategy by linking together a wide variety of criteria, i.e., environmental, economic, social, legislative, technical, and business, as well as by proposing relevant indicators that take into consideration, where possible, the life cycle perspective. It also allows for flexibility so that criteria, sub-criteria, and weighing factors can be altered by the business decision-makers to fit the needs of their specific case or product. Two illustrative examples based on case companies are presented to verify and illustrate the proposed method.