Green virtual business network for managing and reusing waste between partner organizations

Ahm Shamsuzzoha*, Petri Helo, Maqsood Sandhu

*Corresponding author for this work

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Today, industry is under intense pressure to stay competitive in market segment with limited resources. To withstand such challenges manufacturing organizations need to be collaborative. This collaboration not only benefits many aspects in their daily businesses but contributes other aspects like waste management. In this research, especial focus is given on managing industrial wastes through recycling and reuse between partner organizations as resources within a business network. This concept turns out mutual benefits between partners and managing Eco-friendly business environment based on substituting a new resource by an undervalued resource such as waste. This paper also presents a modelling approach for industrial wastes management within business network, which intends to support the identification of wastes substitution opportunities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCollaboration in a Hyperconnected World - 17th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2016, Proceedings
EditorsLuis M. Camarinha-Matos, António Lucas Soares, Hamideh Afsarmanesh
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages639-651
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319453897
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event17th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2016 - Porto, Portugal
Duration: Oct 3 2016Oct 5 2016

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume480
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Other

Other17th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2016
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period10/3/1610/5/16

Keywords

  • Business network
  • Industrial ecology
  • Sustainable Environment
  • Waste reuse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems and Management

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