Development of the Circular Product Readiness Method in Circular Design

Design indicators can be used by companies to track circular design implementation, which yield insights into their performance and opportunities for improvement. Yet, existing indicator methods either lack depth with regard design, are incomplete, or do not use semantics. This study explores product-level circularity indicators, the aim of developing a comprehensive method specifically aimed at designers. The development process follows three step Science Research approach. It comprises literature review knowledge coproduction sessions experts on topics such as durability, repair, remanufacturing, recycling. Furthermore, it includes company evaluations two multinational corporations operating in white goods automotive industries. delivers first assessing product broad range aspects, including levels readiness, strengths, uses semantics evaluate takes view full life cycle, has been developed industry use.