Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore

The need for environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly prevalent. Especially in Singapore’s recent context where new laws and regulations have been passed to limit and ban e-scooters in Singapore. One up and coming topic for environmental sustainability is having a circular economy which...

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Main Author: Chua, Joel Mingyi
Other Authors: Teo Chee Chong
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1384482020-05-06T05:37:10Z Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore Chua, Joel Mingyi Teo Chee Chong School of Civil and Environmental Engineering teocc@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Maritime studies The need for environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly prevalent. Especially in Singapore’s recent context where new laws and regulations have been passed to limit and ban e-scooters in Singapore. One up and coming topic for environmental sustainability is having a circular economy which encourages reverse flow of recycled materials back to the start of the cycle indefinitely. A review of existing available literature indicates that circular economy has already undergone implementation for industries in other countries. In China’s electronic industry, third party logistics providers play a key role in reverse logistics. Whereas in Austria, T-Mobile adopts planned obsolesces in hopes of improving product recovery. This paper aims to review the case studies of circular economy in other countries and effectively adapt and apply suitable learning points to create a circular economy for e-scooters in Singapore. New strategies and their barriers to implementation were suggested to improve the circular economy for e-scooters in Singapore.   Bachelor of Science (Maritime Studies) 2020-05-06T05:37:10Z 2020-05-06T05:37:10Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138448 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore
description The need for environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly prevalent. Especially in Singapore’s recent context where new laws and regulations have been passed to limit and ban e-scooters in Singapore. One up and coming topic for environmental sustainability is having a circular economy which encourages reverse flow of recycled materials back to the start of the cycle indefinitely. A review of existing available literature indicates that circular economy has already undergone implementation for industries in other countries. In China’s electronic industry, third party logistics providers play a key role in reverse logistics. Whereas in Austria, T-Mobile adopts planned obsolesces in hopes of improving product recovery. This paper aims to review the case studies of circular economy in other countries and effectively adapt and apply suitable learning points to create a circular economy for e-scooters in Singapore. New strategies and their barriers to implementation were suggested to improve the circular economy for e-scooters in Singapore.  
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title Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore
title_short Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore
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title_fullStr Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Logistics for circular economy : a case of e-scooters in Singapore
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