The repairability of car body panels in a circular economy: case study: Microcab Industries Ltd

The current vision of Microcab is to increase the repair capabilities of the VIANOVA. Part of that vision is to begin the shift towards a circular economy in which the lifecycle of the product is extended, and parts can be processed in a circular manner during the lifecycle. Considering that Microcab is a small company and the challenge is...

Enhancing Consumer Product Repairability: A case study on vacuum cleaners

The European Commission pointed out in 2015, with “An EU action plan for the Circular Economy”, the importance of energy and resource preservation, by respecting Earth’s resilience and renewability (European Commission, 2015). A transition towards Circular Economy is necessary in this sense to create new sustainable advantages, protecting...

Designing a washing machine for the service economy

Product Service Systems (PSSs) are considered to be a promising approach towards a sustainable, resource efficient economy (Tukker, A., 2015) (defined as ‘a mix of tangible products and intangible services designed and combined so that they are jointly capable of fulfilling final customer needs’ (Tukker, A. & Tischner, 2006)), because they...