Manufacturing as a process of fabrication is normally considered part of the industrial sector of the economy and not part of the post-industrial, or knowledge, sector. However, the knowledge economy is critically dependent on modern manufacturing technology for its existence, and modern manufacturing has come into being as a result of developments in information technologies. This presentation...

Abstract Circular economy (CE) paradigm fosters manufacturing companies’ sustainability taking place through different circular (CM) strategies. These strategies allow companies to be internally committed embrace values and externally aligned with several stakeholders not necessarily belonging the same supply chain. Nevertheless, these CM adoption is limited by heterogeneous barriers, among whi...