TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR SUPPORTING CIRCULARITY IN THE WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
Abstract
The paper presents a combined approach for technology capability assessment, that includes a generic analysis of circularity technologies and methods, and an applied case study for a Romanian wood products manufacturer. The methodology uses Analytical Hierarchy Process for ranking the potential circularity enabling technologies and Quality Function Deployment to determine the recommended strategy for product families that use them. Starting from mixed general and specific inputs, and applying these two investigation steps, the authors propose some organizational interventions. The results are useful for companies in the forestry sector that are considering technical and business transformations towards circularity, while remaining competitive.
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