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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - "The Circular Economy is considered a key approach to addressing resource scarcity,
    rising raw material prices, and the need for more resilient value chains. However,
    its practical implementation is often hindered by the lack of suitable and standardized
    metrics, as well as by high requirements for horizontal and vertical data integration.
    This white paper illustrates, through selected Manufacturing-X projects, how federated
    data ecosystems can help establish Circular Economy metrics as an effective management
    instrument for growth, margin protection, and resilience.\r\nBased on literature,
    industrial practice, and demonstrators, Circular Economy metrics are structured
    into four groups: overarching assessment approaches, disassembly-related indicators,
    lifetime-oriented metrics, and end-of-life and recycling-focused indicators. Use
    cases from Construct-X, Decide4ECO, Fluid 4.0, Chem-X, and other Manufacturing-X
    initiatives demonstrate the benefits of data-driven approaches for product, component,
    and material loops. At the same time, they reveal a current lack of interoperable,
    cross-industry standards for both metrics and data models.\r\nThe white paper
    concludes that data ecosystems such as Manufacturing-X are a key enabler for scaling
    circular business models. In particular, shared cross-sector frameworks for metrics,
    standardized information models based for example on the Asset Administration
    Shell, and the integration of circular metrics into existing systems and processes
    are essential. The work presented therefore marks an important step toward a data-driven
    and economically viable Circular Economy.@eng"
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jens
      foaf_name: Pottebaum, Jens
      foaf_surname: Pottebaum
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=405
    orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-2989
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Katrin
      foaf_name: Dietrich, Katrin
      foaf_surname: Dietrich
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Lara
      foaf_name: Schmidt, Lara
      foaf_surname: Schmidt
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Mostafa
      foaf_name: Biglari, Mostafa
      foaf_surname: Biglari
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Michael-Georg
      foaf_name: Schmidt, Michael-Georg
      foaf_surname: Schmidt
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Alessandro
      foaf_name: Pistillo, Alessandro
      foaf_surname: Pistillo
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Nadja
      foaf_name: Gravina, Nadja
      foaf_surname: Gravina
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Franziska
      foaf_name: Schmidt, Franziska
      foaf_surname: Schmidt
  bibo_doi: 10.24406/PUBLICA-9382
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Manufacturing-X Guidance Board@
  dct_subject:
  - Circular Economy
  - Circular Economy Metrics
  - Manufacturing-X
  - Data Ecosystems
  dct_title: Understanding the Value of Data Ecosystems for Circular Economy Metrics@
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