Authors:
Ovidiu Noran
1
and
Aurelia Noran
2
Affiliations:
1
IIIS Centre for Enterprise Architecture Research and Management, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
;
2
Proteeum Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
Keyword(s):
Circular Economy, Industrial Ecology, Enterprise Architecture, Systems Theory, System of Systems, Collaborative Networks, Green Virtual Enterprise, Eco-Industrial Networking.
Abstract:
Circular Economy is one of the main avenues to tackle the ever-increasing effects of what is becoming the most urgent challenge of our times: climate change. Previous work has advocated a multidisciplinary approach towards the optimal enactment of Circular Economy through Eco-Industrial Networking, due to its many-faceted and complex aspects. This paper aims to further the research in the area by examining the practical application of the concepts proposed within a case study and drawing conclusions on applicability, potential pitfalls and improvements, while at the same time advocating a more Enterprise Architecture (EA)centric stance due to its all-encompassing and integrating nature. Thus, a brief explanation of the theoretical background is followed by the description of the scenario and the proposed EA-focused concepts’ application in practice, including challenges and benefits of the chosen approach. Finally, a reflection is performed and conclusions are drawn together with sug
gestions for future applications and development of the method.
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