Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design

Global material extraction has more than tripled in the last fifty years, recently reaching 100 billion tonnes. Despite growing awareness of sustainability issues, material extraction and waste generation are trending upwards, while recycling and controlled disposal rates are trending downwards. The...

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Autor: Menéndez Melé, Adriana
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Small business
Manufacturing industries
Sustainable development
Economia circular
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Indústria manufacturera
Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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spelling Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic designÜberwindung der hindernisse für die kreislaufwirtschaft mit axiomatic design in KMUMenéndez Melé, AdrianaSmall businessManufacturing industriesSustainable developmentEconomia circularEmpreses petites i mitjanesIndústria manufactureraDesenvolupament sostenibleÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenibleÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empresesGlobal material extraction has more than tripled in the last fifty years, recently reaching 100 billion tonnes. Despite growing awareness of sustainability issues, material extraction and waste generation are trending upwards, while recycling and controlled disposal rates are trending downwards. The vast majority of materials entering the global economy are still virgin inputs, with the share of secondary materials declining from 7.2% to 6.9%. (Circle Economy, 2025, pp. 10–11) A circular economy (CE) limits the consumption of virgin resources, fosters cleaner production, and promotes the efficient utilization of resources. However, many companies still struggle with its implementation. (Takacs et al., 2022, p. 1). SMEs represent 90% of global businesses and 60% of employment, but also contribute to 70% of pollution. Manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alone are responsible for 65% of air pollution due to weak environmental compliance. As their economic relevance grows, so do their environmental responsibilities. CE principles offer a path to sustainable growth. (Chakraborty et al., 2025, p. 1). Nevertheless, SMEs face significant barriers such as limited awareness, technical skills, and financial constraints (Takacs et al., 2022, p. 1). To overcome these, an Axiomatic Design (AD) provides a structured framework to support manufacturing SMEs in overcoming complexity and implementing circular practices efficiently. As noted by Rauch et al. (2019), an AD based approach could be successfully used for the design of flexible and agile manufacturing and assembly systems, with a special focus on EoL manufacturing SMEs.OutgoingUniversitat Politècnica de CatalunyaPérez González, Juan JesúsZaeh, Michael F.20252025-06-2520252025-11-17master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/446460reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4464602026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
Überwindung der hindernisse für die kreislaufwirtschaft mit axiomatic design in KMU
title Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
spellingShingle Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
Menéndez Melé, Adriana
Small business
Manufacturing industries
Sustainable development
Economia circular
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Indústria manufacturera
Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
title_short Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
title_full Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
title_fullStr Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
title_full_unstemmed Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
title_sort Overcoming barriers of circular economy in SMEs using axiomatic design
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Menéndez Melé, Adriana
author Menéndez Melé, Adriana
author_facet Menéndez Melé, Adriana
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Pérez González, Juan Jesús
Zaeh, Michael F.
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Small business
Manufacturing industries
Sustainable development
Economia circular
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Indústria manufacturera
Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
topic Small business
Manufacturing industries
Sustainable development
Economia circular
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Indústria manufacturera
Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
description Global material extraction has more than tripled in the last fifty years, recently reaching 100 billion tonnes. Despite growing awareness of sustainability issues, material extraction and waste generation are trending upwards, while recycling and controlled disposal rates are trending downwards. The vast majority of materials entering the global economy are still virgin inputs, with the share of secondary materials declining from 7.2% to 6.9%. (Circle Economy, 2025, pp. 10–11) A circular economy (CE) limits the consumption of virgin resources, fosters cleaner production, and promotes the efficient utilization of resources. However, many companies still struggle with its implementation. (Takacs et al., 2022, p. 1). SMEs represent 90% of global businesses and 60% of employment, but also contribute to 70% of pollution. Manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alone are responsible for 65% of air pollution due to weak environmental compliance. As their economic relevance grows, so do their environmental responsibilities. CE principles offer a path to sustainable growth. (Chakraborty et al., 2025, p. 1). Nevertheless, SMEs face significant barriers such as limited awareness, technical skills, and financial constraints (Takacs et al., 2022, p. 1). To overcome these, an Axiomatic Design (AD) provides a structured framework to support manufacturing SMEs in overcoming complexity and implementing circular practices efficiently. As noted by Rauch et al. (2019), an AD based approach could be successfully used for the design of flexible and agile manufacturing and assembly systems, with a special focus on EoL manufacturing SMEs.
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