Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni snc, Lecce, Italy.
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni snc, Lecce, Italy; Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 305, Beograd, Serbia.
Sci Total Environ. 2023 Jul 15;882:163441. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163441. Epub 2023 Apr 18.
In the last decades, the agroindustry is facing environmental issues due particularly to food loss and waste, requiring a strong orientation towards sustainability and the circular economy (CE) paradigm. This study carries out an investigation of the role of digitalization in serving as a driver to achieve circularity in the agroindustry. A SWOT analysis was performed to assess the strengths and weaknesses (internal factors) and opportunities and threats (external factors) of digitalization in boosting circularity within agroindustry systems and identifying critical factors (CFs). Through the Analytical Network Process (ANP), an evaluation of these CFs was provided, while the Axial-Distance-Based Aggregated Measurement (ADAM) method allowed for the ranking of the strategic alternatives to better inform management decisions. This study provides valuable results that reveal the crucial role of digitalization in boosting circularity within agroindustry, highlighting the most impactful strategies driving the transition towards a circular economy. Linking the high sustainability performance of products to incentives and increasing consumer inclusion and awareness in business dynamics were found to be the most relevant strategies for making agro-industrial supply chains more circular. This study provides recommendations to lead managers' and practitioners' decisions towards the adoption of strategies, aimed at making the agro-industrial sector more adherent to the principles of circular economy and sustainability.
在过去的几十年中，农业产业面临着环境问题，特别是由于食物损失和浪费，这需要向可持续性和循环经济（CE）范式强烈转变。本研究调查了数字化在推动农业产业循环性方面的作用。通过进行 SWOT 分析，评估了数字化在促进农业产业系统循环性方面的优势和劣势（内部因素）以及机会和威胁（外部因素），并确定了关键因素（CFs）。通过分析网络过程（ANP），对这些 CFs 进行了评估，而轴向距离聚合度量（ADAM）方法则对战略选择进行了排名，以更好地为管理决策提供信息。本研究提供了有价值的结果，揭示了数字化在推动农业产业循环性方面的关键作用，强调了推动向循环经济转型的最具影响力的战略。研究发现，将产品的高可持续性绩效与激励措施联系起来，并在企业动态中提高消费者的包容性和意识，是使农业产业供应链更具循环性的最相关战略。本研究为领导管理人员和从业者提供了建议，旨在使农业产业部门更加遵循循环经济和可持续性原则。
