Analysis the indicators of circular business model in Iran steel industry

Subject Areas : Production Management

mahsa varasteh ¹ , hasanali aghajani ²

1 - PhD in Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran

Received: 2024-02-03 Accepted : 2024-05-07 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: DEMATEL, Circular economy, steel industry, circular business model,

Abstract :

According to recent research, by 2050, humans will need three planets with the characteristics of Earth to supply the natural resources required by the existing linear economy. Moving towards a circular economy model is an example of fundamental changes that require new ways of thinking and doing business. After oil and natural gas, the steel industry is the second largest industry in the world in terms of economic value and turnover. Considering the managerial and organizational problems and the lack of an effective and coherent structure to plan and follow up on scrap related issues in the country, the purpose of this research is to investigate the connections and analysis of indicators of the circular business model of the steel industry, which consists of strategies, actions and output. are formed with an emphasis on providing a practical solution in the policies and decisions of managers in the direction of the circular economy approach. In this research, the DEMATEL technique was used to analyze relationships. The statistical population of this research is the experts, experts and steel industrialists, according to their experience, skills, and expertise, the purposeful sampling method was used. The results showed that the most effective indicators of the circular business model are strategies and actions, and the most effective are outputs and consequences.