Digital product passports for a circular economy: Data needs for product life cycle decision-making
Aalborg University · Grundfos (Denmark)
Abstract
Digital product passports have been proposed as a policy instrument to enable decision-making throughout product life cycles in favour of a circular economy. However, due to nascent conceptualisation and weak industrial embeddedness, the contents of such an instrument are a source of uncertainty. Situated in a mechatronics context, this multiple-case study explores the data needs for digital product passports. Extant research reveals seven data clusters: (1) usage and maintenance, (2) product identification, (3) products and materials, (4) guidelines and manuals, (5) supply chain and reverse logistics, (6) environmental data and (7) compliance. To contextualise these clusters, interviews with three original…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 53.53
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 54
Authors
5Topics & keywords
- Product (mathematics)
- Original equipment manufacturer
- Product lifecycle
- Context (archaeology)
- Supply chain
- Circular economy
- Business
- Product life-cycle management