Themes
  • Knowledge base
  • Material flow analysis (MFA)
  • Organizations
  • Performance indicators
  • Resource consumption

Description

The aim of this project is to develop a tool for carrying out material flow analyses (MFA) on an organizational scale. It also includes the design of a performance index to evaluate residual materials management within the Quebec government. In addition, a centralized knowledge base will be set up to identify existing practices and potential outlets for materials consumed and discarded by government organizations. Taken together, these components will help to better equip the government in its management of resources and residual materials.

Affiliated research axes

Axis 2: Planning Optimization

2.1 – Support the development and use of tools to analyze and monitor the circular economy
2.2 – Develop indicators to measure circularity

Axis 3: Resource and Product Maximization

3.1 – Map the knowledge and potential of product circularization
3.2 – Develop a conceptual framework of tools that may be mobilized to identify better circularization scenarios for products, components and resources at the end of their life cycles
3.3 – Identify models for product circularization strategies

Member(s)

  • Marc Journeault

    Ph.D., CPA, MBA Full Professor, co-chair of Axis 2 - Planning optimization

  • Mathias Glaus

    Eng., Ph.D. Professor, co-chair of Axis 3 - Maximizing resources and products

Collaborators and students

Lydie Yiougo

Project Manager, RRECQ

Rim Khlifa

Research professional at Université Laval

Julien Beaulieu

CTTEI

Raphaël Dias Brandao

Doctoral student at ÉTS

Deliverables and spin-offs

  • Methodology for material flow analysis at the organizational scale

    Article in the Journal of Cleaner Production
The RRECQ is supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
Fonds de recherche - Québec