Circular Business Models in Manufacturing SMEs: Empirical Evidence from South Asia
While circular economic paradigms have been broadly examined in multinational conglomerates, manufacturing SMEs face distinct resource constraints, reverse logistics frictions, and capital hurdle rates. Based on 142 survey participants and 18 facility audits across manufacturing clusters in Bangladesh and South Asia.
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verifiedPeer-ReviewedWhile circular economic paradigms have been broadly examined in multinational conglomerates, manufacturing SMEs face distinct resource constraints, reverse logistics frictions, and capital hurdle rates. Based on 142 survey participants and 18 facility audits across manufacturing clusters in Bangladesh and South Asia.
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