Interrelationship among CE Adoption Obstacles of Supply Chain in the Textile Sector: Based on the DEMATEL-ISM Approach

Wen-Kuo Chen,Ching-Torng Lin

doi:10.3390/math9121425

Abstract

Globally, in the innovative and distributional circular textiles, the textile sector of Taiwan has a prominent place. Within the textile industry, the circular economy (CE) obstacles adopted have been studied by several scholars. However, the interrelationships among these obstacles are easily ignored. The present study aimed to identify CE adoption obstacles from the supply chain (SC) perspective in Taiwan’s textile sector by analyzing the interrelationships among the CE adoption obstacles and establishing a hierarchical network and the causal inter relationships of the identified obstacles. Furthermore, the CE adoption obstacles and interrelationships were analyzed using interpretative structural modeling and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (ISM-DEMATEL). The common results of the two methods demonstrated that two obstacles, consumers not having sufficient knowledge and awareness of reuse/recycling (B1) and a lack of successful business models and frameworks for CE implementation (B3), were the significant obstacles influencing adopting CE in the textile supply chain, while the obstacle making the most efficient way (B12) of the right decision to implement CE was minor. Thus, the government should formulate friendly laws and regulations that encourage CE adoption, while textile firms should monitor and control recycling and efficiency approaches handling the CE adoption problems. Our results could offer first-hand knowledge to textile firms or managers to effetely achieve CE implementation objectives.

Highlights

For manufacturing firms, due to the increasing importance of sustainability and environmentally-friendly activities in today’s world, the circular economy (CE) is becoming more important
Using the interpretative structural modeling (ISM) approach, the present study aimed to develop a hierarchical network of CE adoption obstacles to provide a greater understanding of their dynamics and help practitioners of the textile supply chain to focus on potential obstacles and implement CE
The current research investigated the interrelationships between the critical obstacles to CE adoption in textile supply chains, which were analyzed utilizing the ISM and decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) approach

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Introduction

Due to the increasing importance of sustainability and environmentally-friendly activities in today’s world, the circular economy (CE) is becoming more important. CE principles play an essential role in decreasing pollution in the sector of textile via material and energy density, reusable materials, reducing materials, increasing recycling ability, using low toxic materials, eliminating waste, and focusing on resource efficiency [10,11,12,13]. In this way, the final product cost and fiber demand can be greatly reduced [14]

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