Print Email Facebook Twitter Challenges for bio-based products in sustainable value chains Title Challenges for bio-based products in sustainable value chains Author Cardon, L. Lin, J.W. De Groote, M. Ragaert, K. Kopecka, J.A. Koster, R.P. Faculty Industrial Design Engineering Department Product Innovatie Management Date 2011-08-31 Abstract This work concerns studies related to strategic development of products in which bio-based plastics are or will be applied, referred to as bio-based products. The studies cover (1) current and potential benefits of bio-based products in extended value chains including activities after end-of-life of products, (2) value communication between stakeholders in extended value chains, and (3) creating an integrated development approach for optimized bio-based products. Most existing models for value chains were found to be one-way single-flow models to which iterations and interactions have been added to obtain realistic representations of best practices. Interviews of thirteen professionals clarified some barriers between the current implementation of bio-based plastics and the ideal sustainable value chain fulfilment. The most noticeable barriers included trustful information sharing, information and knowledge gaps, sub-optimum application of bio-based plastics, and the need for facilitating product design. The main designers' needs are increased integrated literacy related to bio-based materials, eco-effeetiveness and a more effective communication competence in value chains. Based on all findings, six approaches of design tasks integration into value chains have been proposed. These approaches encourage designers to think and act widely across value chains and particularly help implement life cycle thinldng to achieve profitable sustainability. Subject bio-based plasticscyclic material flowsend-of-lifeintegrative product designsustainability To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ed96331-cf03-44c6-af43-d42ee2c57bc6 ISSN 1582-9596 Source Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 10 (8), 2011 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2011 The Author(s) Files PDF 275110.pdf 3.98 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:7ed96331-cf03-44c6-af43-d42ee2c57bc6/datastream/OBJ/view