ABSTRACT
The wide range of Circular Economy (CE)-enabling technologies a firm can choose from when defining its business strategy can be broadly divided into digital technologies and design and engineering technologies. CE-enabling technologies are being leveraged by large incumbents and newcomers alike. Different from the digital technologies, where the focus is mostly on boosting CE practices at the use phase, design and engineering technologies assist practitioners in incorporating CE-oriented product strategies either at the beginning or at the end of the value chain. Additionally, re-manufacturing is another dimension that can be reassessed with the adoption of 3D printing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, where disruptive technologies like Internet of Things, 3D printing, and robotics are making physical, digital, and biological dimensions increasingly interconnected to each other, urging businesses to re-invent their operations if they are to keep pace with the wave of innovation hitting, to a different extent, all industries.
