The transition of construction project organisations towards a Circular Economy, by implementing Product-Service Systems: Restructure the stakeholder network of a construction project organisations to increase value towards a circular economy

The built environment has a huge contribution to the total CO2 and waste production, due to their linear approach of “take, make & dispose”. A shift in construction is needed towards the circular economy to close material loops, decrease and eventually stop the depletion of the earth’s resources. The construction project organisation could...

The change of a defence contractor to become a systems integrator: A case study of Rheinmetall Air Defence

To deal with external changes and the current position of Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD), it was decided that RAD’s current business model should be modified such that RAD will become a systems integrator. This research examined the potential transition towards this new business model with a focus on the involvement of external partners and the...