Purpose

The circular economy concepts are useful for resource conservation, eliminating waste and enhancing the efficiency of production to improve the sustainability of the system. The application of CE in Indian manufacturing industry is in nascent stage. India’s manufacturing sector significantly contributes to the economic development of the nation; therefore, this study aims to identify and analyze the sustainability related challenges faced during the implementation of the circularity concept.

Design/methodology/approach

Comprehensive survey of literature and the use of Pareto analysis yield ten significant challenges which are further analyzed using fuzzy-Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory approach.

Findings

Findings revealed that noncompliance of environmental laws, revenue generation, design issues owing to technological limitations and less preference to refurbished and reused product are some of the major challenges to the CE practices in the manufacturing industry.

Research limitations/implications

The results will help the researchers and practitioners in strategic decision-making for the improved application of circularity in the production process.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to the identification and prioritization of sustainability-related challenges faced during the implementation of a novel concept by a developing economy.

中文翻译：

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制造业实施循环经济面临的挑战

目的

循环经济概念有助于节约资源、消除浪费和提高生产效率，从而提高系统的可持续性。CE在印度制造业的应用还处于起步阶段。印度的制造业为国家的经济发展做出了重大贡献；因此，本研究旨在确定和分析在实施循环概念过程中面临的与可持续性相关的挑战。

设计/方法/途径

综合文献调查和帕累托分析的使用产生了十个重大挑战，使用模糊决策试验和评估实验室方法进一步分析了这些挑战。

发现

调查结果显示，不遵守环境法、创收、由于技术限制导致的设计问题以及对翻新和再利用产品的偏好较少是制造业 CE 实践面临的一些主要挑战。

研究局限性/影响

结果将帮助研究人员和从业者制定战略决策，以改进循环在生产过程中的应用。

原创性/价值

本文有助于确定发展中经济体在实施新概念过程中面临的可持续性相关挑战并确定优先次序。