With this approach, we aim to add value to the industry's major supply chain players which comprise the independent device manufacturers (IDMs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and third-party service providers (Hickey and Kozlovski, 2020). The proposed system approach 2.1 Support for the shared reverse logistics A shared reverse-logistics process incorporating an industry-sponsored marketplace enhanced with a trusted knowledge-sharing environment was shown to benefit aftermarket operations for the semiconductor industry (Hickey and Kozlovski, 2020;Bahinipati and Deshmukh, 2012). 2.2 e-marketplace design The design method was enhanced with a combination of soft systems methodology and thematic analysis guiding the exploration of real world and systems world issues, elicitation of requirements and identification of system's features based on interviewing a diverse range of experts from different organisations within the industry (Checkland and Poulter, 2020). [...]there exists as an entrepreneurial opportunity in the market (Bahinipati and Deshmukh, 2012).
ViewpointEnabling circular supply chains in a high-tech manufacturing industry