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    • Reference functional model for production in a circular economy

    Metadata Updated: July 9, 2025

    Reference functional model for the activities and processes involved in production (e.g., designing, manufacturing, and recovering products/materials) in a circular economy. The model includes inputs and outputs of each activity, as well as factors that constrain and enable the activities (controls and mechanisms), using the IDEF0 methodology. It provides a baseline scenario that is relevant for stakeholders across product development and supply chain, including business strategists, material suppliers, designers, manufacturers, consumers, and recovers/recyclers. The model is available as downloadable files and hosted on a website to view and explore directly.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    References

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.141
    https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2022-89542
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fmtec.2023.988073
    https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5939

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 9, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NIST

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 9, 2025
    Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Maintainer
    Identifier ark:/88434/mds2-3703
    Data First Published 2025-04-08
    Language en
    Data Last Modified 2025-02-03 00:00:00
    Category Manufacturing:Manufacturing systems design and analysis, Manufacturing:Systems integration, Manufacturing:Systems engineering, Manufacturing:Sustainable manufacturing
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 006:55
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 253f45b9-6950-4e9e-b03d-c70c0e4fa2dd
    Harvest Source Id 74e175d9-66b3-4323-ac98-e2a90eeb93c0
    Harvest Source Title NIST
    Homepage URL https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/reference-functional-model-production-circular-economy
    License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
    Program Code 006:045
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.141, https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2022-89542, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmtec.2023.988073, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5939
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 7ed215b8958d094db96229c0709af5a161135e56ca726638e8649ed672c1af94
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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