Review on the application of circular economic principles in the automobile sector

Abstract

A Successful Business climate is the prominent requirement of any manufacturing sector. The competitive advantage over the manufacturing process is backboned by several theoretical concepts. Sustainable manufacturing principles have been identified as the best option for process optimization. The automobile manufacturing remains the major sector throughout the world. The notable drop in the productivity has been observed in the automobile industry due to the limited application of sustainable concepts. The Focus has been initiated to identify the involvement of circular economical aspects in the automobile sector with the clear screening of gaps of research interests. Several literatures highlighted the application of lean manufacturing thoughts and presented their outcomes, where the concepts concerning the 6R principles remained unnoticed. A conceptual framework had been build based on the review-based study with the available literature on the application of several sustainable manufacturing concepts to automobile industry. The constraints were identified and an appropriate means to overcome those constraints have been discussed in detail. Thus, the literature opens the way for the analysis on several tracks for process optimization in the automobile industry.