AHFE Open AccessThe Significance of Regional Ecosystems for the Global Business Chain in Responding to Sustainability Challenges
Abstract
The global operating environment has reached a point where traditional linear supply chains can no longer meet sustainability requirements or market volatility. We are moving from a linear development phase towards exponential growth in technological integration. This transformation is not merely an incremental improvement but a radical rethinking where digital technologies merge to form flexible, decentralized, and truly circular value networks. This report aims to analyze the strategic synergy of Additive Manufacturing (AM), Artificial Intelligence (AI), XR technologies, and robotics. These technologies do not operate in a vacuum; their true value and ability to achieve ambitious ESG goals, such as minimizing Scope 3 emissions, arise from their seamless integration.Shifting toward carbon neutrality aligns with the “Carbon Neutral Uusimaa 2035 -roadmap; by reusing parts, the project directly cuts both direct and indirect emissions arising from new production.
Keywords: Circular Economy, Business Model, Value Chain, Data, Value Proposition, Additative Manufacturing
DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1007594
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