Packaging and closed-loop supply chain: contribution to the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy

Packaging et chaîne logistique en boucle fermée: contribution au passage d’une économie linéaire à une économie circulaire

François Fulconis () and Bernd Philipp ()
Additional contact information
François Fulconis: AMU - Aix Marseille Université, AU - Avignon Université, CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université
Bernd Philipp: ESCE - Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Extérieur (.), AMU - Aix Marseille Université, CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: The strong relationship between the packaging and the other components of the product life cycle has been fully recognised since the beginning of the millennium. In the same manner, one observes a growing interest, particularly through the lens of sustainable development, in the role that packaging plays within complex supply chains, which is true for many industries. In line with these evolutions, this article adopts a fresh approach of packaging, by analysing its logistics functions vis-à-vis their capacity to promote the transformation of a linear economy into a circular one. The authors (1) carried out a study on the relevant theoretical framework and (2) proposed a research model related to a packaging scorecard that adopts a circular economy perspective, before (3) presenting first results of an empirical study targeting packaging industry experts.

Keywords: Reverse Supply Chain; Closed-loop supply chain; Sustainable development; Circular economy; Packaging; Packaging scorecard; Développement durable; Économie circulaire; Emballage; Chaîne logistique en boucle fermée; Reverse supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-12
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://amu.hal.science/hal-01449111
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Logistique & Management, 2016, 24 (3/4), pp.186-198. ⟨10.1080/12507970.2016.1268936⟩

Downloads: (external link)
https://amu.hal.science/hal-01449111/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01449111

DOI: 10.1080/12507970.2016.1268936

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().