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Table 3

Cross case analysis

Case	CSC configuration			CSC coordination		Why?
Case	Type of CSC	Inbound supply chain flows	Input materials	Upstream order management	Customer order management	Environmental and social impact that trigger CSC design
F1	Open-loop (same industry, different supply chain)	• 1- Industrial scraps are collected from companies in the textile district by public enterprises or directly from the suppliers that produce regenerated yarns (which, in some cases, directly leverage agreements with the local textile companies) • 2- Charities and other not-for-profit organizations collect post-used fabrics and send them to specialized companies for producing regenerated yarns	• Yarns (1-industrial scraps) • Fabrics (2-post-consumption)	• Regenerated yarns and fabrics are purchased from specialized manufacturers based on customer orders (Make-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected through a proprietary e-commerce system	• Scraps are a waste of resources, and they are generally burned or sent to landfill • The mission is to create a positive social impact by relaunching the local textile district
F2	Open-loop (same industry, different supply chain)	• Leather scraps come from companies in the local district. F2 directly produces bags or wallets from leather scraps	• Leather scraps	• Leather scraps are purchased from time to time, generating stocks. The geographical proximity to the providers of scraps allows the implementation of a Purchase-to-Order strategy, when needed	• Orders from final users are collected through an e-commerce platform • Other customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• When disposed of, leather scraps produce toxic substances • Producing new leather products threatens animal welfare
C1	Open-loop (different industry)	• Farms and rice mills sell scraps to C1 which provides them to specialized players	• Scraps from rice production: straw, husk and chaff	• The husk is purchased monthly from rice mills based on customer orders (Purchase-to-Order) • The straw is purchased yearly from farmers based on the forecasted demand	• Customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• Scraps from rice production are generally burned, causing waste of resources and CO₂ emissions • C1 provides construction items that favor higher energy efficiency of buildings
C2	Open-loop (two different industries)	• Marble quarries sell scraps to C2 which provides them to specialized manufacturers • Demolition companies sell scraps to C2 which provides them to specialized companies	• Gravel and marble scraps	• Gravel is purchased from marble quarries and from demolition companies based on customer orders (Purchase-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected through a proprietary online platform	• Gravel is traditionally used to manufacture concrete or asphalt, which are not sustainable products • C2 proposes an alternative, less energy-intensive production process for manufacturing concrete and asphalt
C3	Open-loop (mining industry) Closed-loop (construction industry, with on-site production)	• Marble quarries sell scraps to C3 which provides them to specialized manufacturer • Demolition companies sell scraps to C3 which provides them to specialized companies	• Gravel and marble scraps	• The start-up is still running a pilot test, but the plan is to purchase gravel based on customer orders, to perform production directly on site (Purchase-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• Demolitions generate several debris and extractions from marble quarries lead to a high scrap volume • Stocking debris has a negative impact on the landscape (e.g. scraps end up deposited in rivers) • Transporting debris and scraps increases pollution and it is expensive • C3 proposes an alternative, less energy-intensive production process for bricks

Case	CSC configuration			CSC coordination		Why?
Case	Type of CSC	Inbound supply chain flows	Input materials	Upstream order management	Customer order management	Environmental and social impact that trigger CSC design
F1	Open-loop (same industry, different supply chain)	• 1- Industrial scraps are collected from companies in the textile district by public enterprises or directly from the suppliers that produce regenerated yarns (which, in some cases, directly leverage agreements with the local textile companies) • 2- Charities and other not-for-profit organizations collect post-used fabrics and send them to specialized companies for producing regenerated yarns	• Yarns (1-industrial scraps) • Fabrics (2-post-consumption)	• Regenerated yarns and fabrics are purchased from specialized manufacturers based on customer orders (Make-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected through a proprietary e-commerce system	• Scraps are a waste of resources, and they are generally burned or sent to landfill • The mission is to create a positive social impact by relaunching the local textile district
F2	Open-loop (same industry, different supply chain)	• Leather scraps come from companies in the local district. F2 directly produces bags or wallets from leather scraps	• Leather scraps	• Leather scraps are purchased from time to time, generating stocks. The geographical proximity to the providers of scraps allows the implementation of a Purchase-to-Order strategy, when needed	• Orders from final users are collected through an e-commerce platform • Other customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• When disposed of, leather scraps produce toxic substances • Producing new leather products threatens animal welfare
C1	Open-loop (different industry)	• Farms and rice mills sell scraps to C1 which provides them to specialized players	• Scraps from rice production: straw, husk and chaff	• The husk is purchased monthly from rice mills based on customer orders (Purchase-to-Order) • The straw is purchased yearly from farmers based on the forecasted demand	• Customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• Scraps from rice production are generally burned, causing waste of resources and CO₂ emissions • C1 provides construction items that favor higher energy efficiency of buildings
C2	Open-loop (two different industries)	• Marble quarries sell scraps to C2 which provides them to specialized manufacturers • Demolition companies sell scraps to C2 which provides them to specialized companies	• Gravel and marble scraps	• Gravel is purchased from marble quarries and from demolition companies based on customer orders (Purchase-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected through a proprietary online platform	• Gravel is traditionally used to manufacture concrete or asphalt, which are not sustainable products • C2 proposes an alternative, less energy-intensive production process for manufacturing concrete and asphalt
C3	Open-loop (mining industry) Closed-loop (construction industry, with on-site production)	• Marble quarries sell scraps to C3 which provides them to specialized manufacturer • Demolition companies sell scraps to C3 which provides them to specialized companies	• Gravel and marble scraps	• The start-up is still running a pilot test, but the plan is to purchase gravel based on customer orders, to perform production directly on site (Purchase-to-Order)	• Customer orders are collected using traditional tools	• Demolitions generate several debris and extractions from marble quarries lead to a high scrap volume • Stocking debris has a negative impact on the landscape (e.g. scraps end up deposited in rivers) • Transporting debris and scraps increases pollution and it is expensive • C3 proposes an alternative, less energy-intensive production process for bricks