Figure 3
The illustration is a conceptual diagram illustrating “Phase 3: Explanation 1 – substantial theory,” as indicated by a curly bracket spanning horizontally across the bottom of the diagram. On the far left side, a rightward arrow box is labeled “Conceptual and theoretical reasoning.” To the right of this arrow box, a light gray rectangular box is labeled “G D: Logistics for restorative flows,” and it contains two blue boxes on both sides and four dashed boxes in a 2 by 2 grid pattern at the center. The blue box on the left is labeled “Products durability and re-capability,” while the blue box on the right is labeled “Customer usage and care.” The dashed boxes at the center are labeled “Geographical proximity and distance” at the top left, “Rental periods” at the top right, “Logistics (re-)processes” at the bottom left, and “Packaging” at the bottom right. On the far right side of the main sequence, a rightward arrow box is labeled “Communication of research findings and contributions, suggestions for theory refinement.”Phase 3 of the design science study, focusing on the theoretical development and ending with the proposed logistics framework for restorative flows, for further research and theory refinement. Source: Authors’ own work