Assessing the role of artificial intelligence in product design towards circularity
Ghoreishi, Seyedehmalahat (2019)
Diplomityö
Ghoreishi, Seyedehmalahat
2019
School of Engineering Science, Tuotantotalous
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019072223160
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2019072223160
Tiivistelmä
Designing circular products with longer lifetime plays a vital role in circular economy. However, analyzing huge amount of data on the products requires more human efforts and is time consuming. Thus, digital technologies can help in data analysis. The study aims to analyze the current status of digitalization in circular economy. One focus area of the research is on role of circular product design in circular economy. The study analyses the effects and the importance of designing products with circular behavior. The second focus of the study is on the role of artificial intelligence in circular economy and in circular product design.
The main research method in this study is critical literature review and case study including three semi-structured interviews in three different industries. The informants have different roles such as head of environment, head of digital transformation and environment specialist in the companies. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the results of the study. According to the results, Finnish companies believe that circular economy is beneficial for them and are interested in implementing digital technologies to enhance their circular economy. A framework on the role of artificial intelligence in circular economy is introduced in the study after collecting and analyzing secondary data and data from case studies. It allows companies to decide how to implement artificial intelligence in their circular processes. Moreover, the list of key enablers will help the managers to make better decisions on how to utilize technologies.
The main research method in this study is critical literature review and case study including three semi-structured interviews in three different industries. The informants have different roles such as head of environment, head of digital transformation and environment specialist in the companies. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the results of the study. According to the results, Finnish companies believe that circular economy is beneficial for them and are interested in implementing digital technologies to enhance their circular economy. A framework on the role of artificial intelligence in circular economy is introduced in the study after collecting and analyzing secondary data and data from case studies. It allows companies to decide how to implement artificial intelligence in their circular processes. Moreover, the list of key enablers will help the managers to make better decisions on how to utilize technologies.