CE Pathway - Maturity Level 3 - Systemic Material Management

The “R-cycles” of industrial materials has become a standard practice adopted by the company in order to systematically identify possibilities to reuse, refurbish and remanufacture materials and promoting on the shop-floor technologies enabling the disassembly and remanufacturing. Moreover, any type of resources is internally studied in order to think about its possible reintroduction in a new cycle. At this level, not only the managerial and tactical level is involved but also the more operative one.

• Moreover, any type of resources is internally studied in order to think about their possible reintroduction into (new) R-cycles. At this level, not only the managerial and tactical level is involved but also the more operative one.
• There is an onset of transformational adaptation initiated by local unit leaders to measure and review their own circular performance, and to generate conversations with value chain partners and other stakeholders.
• LCA (life-cycle assessment) is implemented.
• Company is learning to leverage ICT in material management and in achieving competitive edge and for changing desired parts of the operations to more sustainable.