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Internet of Things – one of the Digital Steps that Companies Should Consider towards Circular Economy and Sustainability An Exploratory Case Study Defined by the Sustainable Retrospective of one of the Top Global Retail Groups

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence
Volume 17 (2023): Issue 1 (July 2023)
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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2023-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 89 - 101
Published on: Jul 14, 2023
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
circular economy,
internet of things,
digitalisation,
circular business model,
sustainability,
marketing mix,
case study
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industrial chemistry,
Energy harvesting and conversion

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