Automotive companies are in a constant quest for innovative ways to reduce their businesses’ carbon footprint. The Circular Economy (CE) offers valuable solutions to both achieve economic and sustainable benefits, especially when integrated into the core of the Business Models (BMs). This thesis work thus aims to investigate the current state of Circular Business Models (CBMs) in the automotive industry and provide models to encourage their adoption and development. The research begins by addressing critical gaps in the literature through a systematic review, initially examining CBMs broadly and then zooming in on service-oriented ones. The alignment between the academic and business worlds is assessed through a multiple-choice questionnaire focusing on which strategic components companies adopt in their BMs and how they integrate with CE. The Business Model Canvas (BMC) was a central guiding framework throughout the research. Additionally, the study emphasized automotive digital platforms, highlighting their significance in fostering circularity and economic viability within the industry. The main result was the development of the Business Model Circularity Assessment (BMCA). This innovative framework offers a quantitative approach to evaluate the degree of circularity within companies' business models, presenting a novel and meaningful performance indicator. The study underscored the critical importance of establishing a profound connection between CE principles and the core fabric of business operations, favoring those companies that demonstrated this capability. Moreover, this study paves the way for future research, opening doors for further exploration, enhancing the accuracy and applicability of the BMCA framework and pushing the boundaries in the assessment of Circular Economy practices.
Le aziende automobilistiche sono costantemente alla ricerca di modi innovativi per ridurre l'impatto ambientale dei loro business. L'Economia Circolare (CE) offre soluzioni di valore per raggiungere benefici sia economici che sostenibili, soprattutto quando profondamente integrata nei Modelli di Business (BM). Questo lavoro di tesi ha dunque l'obiettivo di investigare lo stato attuale dei Modelli di Business Circolari (CBM) nell'industria automobilistica e fornire modelli per promuovere la loro adozione e sviluppo. La ricerca inizia affrontando lacune cruciali nella letteratura attraverso una revisione sistematica, esaminando inizialmente i CBM in generale e poi focalizzandosi su quelli orientati verso servizi. L'allineamento tra il mondo accademico e quello aziendale è valutato attraverso un questionario a scelta multipla, che si concentra su quali componenti strategiche le aziende adottino nei loro BM e su come queste si integrino con la CE. Durante la ricerca, il Business Model Canvas (BMC) ha svolto un ruolo centrale come quadro guida. Inoltre, lo studio ha posto particolare enfasi sulle piattaforme digitali nell’industria dell’automobile, evidenziando la loro importanza nella promozione della circolarità e della sostenibilità economica nell'industria. Il risultato principale è stato lo sviluppo del Business Model Circularity Assessment (BMCA), un innovativo modello che offre un approccio quantitativo per valutare il grado di circolarità all'interno dei modelli di business delle aziende, presentando un nuovo e significativo indicatore di prestazione. Lo studio ha sottolineato l'importanza cruciale di stabilire una profonda connessione tra i principi della CE e il cuore delle operazioni aziendali, favorendo le aziende che hanno dimostrato questa capacità. Inoltre, questa tesi apre la strada a futuri studi, sperando di fomentare ulteriori esplorazioni sull'incremento della precisione e dell'applicabilità del modello BMCA, e per spingere la ricerca nella valutazione e misurazione delle pratiche dell'Economia Circolare.
Circular business models in the automotive sector: a quantitative framework to measure business proposition's circularity
Tonoli, Carlo
2022/2023
Abstract
Automotive companies are in a constant quest for innovative ways to reduce their businesses’ carbon footprint. The Circular Economy (CE) offers valuable solutions to both achieve economic and sustainable benefits, especially when integrated into the core of the Business Models (BMs). This thesis work thus aims to investigate the current state of Circular Business Models (CBMs) in the automotive industry and provide models to encourage their adoption and development. The research begins by addressing critical gaps in the literature through a systematic review, initially examining CBMs broadly and then zooming in on service-oriented ones. The alignment between the academic and business worlds is assessed through a multiple-choice questionnaire focusing on which strategic components companies adopt in their BMs and how they integrate with CE. The Business Model Canvas (BMC) was a central guiding framework throughout the research. Additionally, the study emphasized automotive digital platforms, highlighting their significance in fostering circularity and economic viability within the industry. The main result was the development of the Business Model Circularity Assessment (BMCA). This innovative framework offers a quantitative approach to evaluate the degree of circularity within companies' business models, presenting a novel and meaningful performance indicator. The study underscored the critical importance of establishing a profound connection between CE principles and the core fabric of business operations, favoring those companies that demonstrated this capability. Moreover, this study paves the way for future research, opening doors for further exploration, enhancing the accuracy and applicability of the BMCA framework and pushing the boundaries in the assessment of Circular Economy practices.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/210123