Systems engineering for industrial circular economy: a literature review
Résumé
The imperative to reduce raw material extraction, energy consumption and toxic waste generation for environmental and economic reasons has raised the need for circular economy (CE). However, implementing circular strategies in the industry poses a significant challenge as it requires a complex regeneration system of systems. This paper explores how systems engineering (SE) can help achieving this challenge. To do so a scoping literature review has been conducted. It has permitted to perceive the complexity of a regeneration system and the reasons why it should be treated as a complex system of systems as well as the usage of the SE processes in the deployment of regeneration systems.