Systematic packaging design tools integrating functional and environmental consequences on product life cycle: Case studies on laundry detergent and milk

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 445-459
Author(s):  
Naoki Yokokawa ◽  
Yutaro Masuda ◽  
Eri Amasawa ◽  
Hirokazu Sugiyama ◽  
Masahiko Hirao
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Laundry Detergent ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Environmental Consequences

scholarly journals Assessment of VR Technology and its Applications to Engineering Problems

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankar Jayaram ◽  
Judy Vance ◽  
Rajit Gadh ◽  
Uma Jayaram ◽  
Hari Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Virtual Manufacturing ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Product Realization

Virtual reality applications are making valuable contributions to the field of product realization. This paper presents an assessment of the hardware and software capabilities of VR technology needed to support a meaningful integration of VR applications in the product life cycle analysis. Several examples of VR applications for the various stages of the product life cycle engineering are presented as case studies. These case studies describe research results, fielded systems, technical issues, and implementation issues in the areas of virtual design, virtual manufacturing, virtual assembly, engineering analysis, visualization of analysis results, and collaborative virtual environments. Current issues and problems related to the creation, use, and implementation of virtual environments for engineering design, analysis, and manufacturing are also discussed.

Delivering biotherapeutics – technical opportunities and strategic trends

10.5912/jcb8 ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Shohet ◽  
Gemma Wood
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Regulatory Approval ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Biological Drugs ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Novel Devices

As the list of biological drugs gaining regulatory approval grows, this paper examines how different technological approaches to delivering these drugs have evolved, and how business strategies have developed to meet the challenges. Companies can broadly be divided into three segments based on their technological approach: (1) developers of novel devices, (2) exploiters of new routes for drug administration and (3) reformulators of drugs. Case studies of companies in each segment are presented. The paper concludes by suggesting that further consolidation of the drug delivery sector is likely either between smaller companies or between large pharma and smaller entities. It is also argued that, as competition intensifies, drug delivery should no longer be regarded as a 'bolt-on', but integrated at an earlier stage of the product life cycle.

Case Studies of Product Life Cycle Environmental Impacts for Teaching Engineering Ethics

2019 ◽  
pp. 291-312
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Eckelman ◽  
John Basl ◽  
Christopher Bosso ◽  
Jacqueline A. Isaacs ◽  
Kathleen Eggleson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Engineering Ethics ◽  
Product Life

scholarly journals Riding the Digital Product Life Cycle Waves towards a Circular Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8960
Author(s):  
Ramesh Subramoniam ◽  
Erik Sundin ◽  
Suresh Subramoniam ◽  
Donald Huisingh
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Reverse Supply Chains

Data driven organizations such as Amazon and Uber have raised the capabilities and expectations of customers to a new level by providing faster and cheaper products and services. The reviewed literature documented that 10–15% of the online products are returned and in many cases such products are not shelf-ready due to product obsolescence or slight wear and tear, thereby reducing profits. Many of these products are disposed of in landfills. There were very few publications that documented how integration of digitized product life cycle into the business model improves product returns and the remanufacturing processes. As societies continue on, environmentally responsible, digital journeys with connected devices and people, reverse supply chains and remanufacturing will play increased importance in fulfilling customers expanded expectations. The networks are evolving, wherein, data are collected from all phases of the product lifecycles from design, prototype, manufacturing, usage aftermarket, returns remanufacturing and recycling. The objective of this paper’s authors was to describe how all phases of product life cycles can be digitized to improve global reverse supply chains and remanufacturing. The authors performed a literature review and developed case studies to document current and to predict future transformational waves that will become increasingly used in many industrial sectors. The authors made recommendations about the importance of improved product design, reduced processing costs and increased use of remanufactured products based upon data on returns to manufacturers and service providers. This paper contributes to research by providing a framework of a digitized product life cycle integrated with the business process phases including remanufacturing and supported with real-world case studies for practitioners and academicians. The authors outlined potential future topics for academic researchers and practitioners, for expanding usage of digital tools in real-time predictive analytics to improve remanufacturing system’s efficiency and quality.

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