 An Integrated Model for E-waste Management in India Using Systems ThinkingParvathi Jayaprakash and R. Radhakrishna Pillai Management and Labour Studies, 2016, vol. 41, issue 1, 45-57 Abstract: This article proposes a model for managing e-waste in India using systems thinking approach. The plot of the article begins by the idea of reducing the environmental pollution caused by e-waste in the hands of the informal sector. This can be done by formalizing the disposal stage of the electronic products. The idea can reap results when the registered e-waste agencies be a part of the supply chain activities and thereby ensures reverse logistics model of handling e-waste. Currently, the amount of e-waste generated in the country is higher than the total capacity of the registered recyclers in the country. Even then, most of the recyclers are not functioning at full capacity, which is counter intutive. The government norms are not commanding which leads this waste becoming hazardous to human health. The article uses system dynamics approach proposing one solution to reduce this menace. The causal loop diagram gives a holistic picture of the problem in hand and the stock and flow diagram validates the integrated model of e-waste management system. Keywords: E-waste management system; India; systems thinking; causal loop diagram; stock and flow diagram (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:manlab:v:41:y:2016:i:1:p:45-57 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Management and Labour Studies from XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Business Management & Human Resources |
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