A systems-based sustainability assessment framework to capture active impacts in product life cycle/manufacturing

Several of the currently available engineering design and software analysis packages are being utilized by designers in the early stages of the product life cycle for product modeling and evaluation. However, while the growing need for designing ‘sustainable’ products is increasingly being recognized, an overall lack of measurement tools and formal methods for sustainability assessment remains a void to be addressed. In order to provide a reliable and design-based evaluation approach, “product footprint” is proposed as a viable sustainability assessment metric for gauging the environmental impacts of products. Such an assessment system would give direct feedback to designers of the overall manufacturing impact, so that design modifications can be effected to minimize environmental costs while maintaining product quality and design intent. Further, since all the product structure information is needed throughout the entire product life cycle, the system must be capable of making such evaluations in a PLM environment. A methodology for computing an energy metric and thereby overall manufacturing footprint for sustainability assessment is developed using the Pro/ENGINEER CAD system for design and Pro/NC-MILL for detailed NC path planning for machining operations.

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A sustainability assessment framework for cement industry – a case study

Benchmarking An International Journal ◽

10.1108/bij-01-2018-0021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 470-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kuldip Singh Sangwan ◽

Vikrant Bhakar ◽

Abhijeet K. Digalwar

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Product Life Cycle ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Cement Industry ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Manufacturing Organizations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework and key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the sustainability of the manufacturing organizations along the integrated supply chain. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of existing peer-reviewed articles has been carried out to understand the strengths and weaknesses of current frameworks. A sustainability assessment framework has been proposed for the manufacturing sector. KPIs to assess sustainability performance of manufacturing organizations are identified. An empirical study is carried out for the cement industry to test the proposed framework and KPIs. Findings The existing frameworks on sustainability assessment lacks an integrated assessment consisting product life cycle, resources, critical factors (product, process and policy), KPIs and their interrelationship with sustainability dimensions. In total, 121 KPIs are identified for sustainability assessment of manufacturing organizations. The empirical study of the Indian cement industry identifies 52 KPIs (17 social, 15 economic and 20 environmental), which are classified into 13 factors using exploratory factor analysis. Research limitations/implications The proposed framework is tested for the cement sector. More studies are required to validate and refine the framework to make it generalized for the manufacturing sector. Originality/value This study has developed for the first time a close interrelation among life cycle engineering, resources, critical factors, KPIs and sustainability dimensions.

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Product life cycle management approach for integration of engineering design and life cycle engineering

Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing ◽

10.1017/s0890060416000366 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 379-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Diana Penciuc ◽

Julien Le Duigou ◽

Joanna Daaboul ◽

Flore Vallet ◽

Benoît Eynard

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Product Life Cycle ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Material Selection ◽

Life Cycle Management ◽

Management Approach ◽

Product Life ◽

Product Life Cycle Management ◽

Cycle Simulation ◽

Material Choice

AbstractOptimized lightweight manufacturing of parts is crucial for automotive and aeronautical industries in order to stay competitive and to reduce costs and fuel consumption. Hence, aluminum becomes an unquestionable material choice regarding these challenges. Nevertheless, using only virgin aluminum is not satisfactory because its extraction requires high use of energy and effort, and its manufacturing has high environmental impact. For these reasons, the use of recycled aluminum alloys is recommended considering their properties meet the expected technical and environmental added values. This requires complete reengineering of the classical life cycle of aluminum-based products and the collaboration practices in the global supply chain. The results from several interdependent disciplines all need to be taken into account for a global product/process optimization. Toward achieving this, a method for sustainability assessment integration into product life cycle management and a platform for life cycle simulation integrating environmental concerns are proposed in this paper. The platform may be used as a decision support system in the early product design phase by simulating the life cycle of a product (from material selection to production and recycling phases) and calculating its impact on the environment.

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A Sustainability and Mass Customization Assessment Framework

Volume 3: Advanced Composite Materials and Processing; Robotics; Information Management and PLM; Design Engineering ◽

10.1115/esda2012-82923 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Khaled Medini ◽

Catherine Da Cunha ◽

Alain Bernard

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Mass Customization ◽

Product Life Cycle ◽

Current Paper ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Product Life ◽

Sustainability Performance

The paper presents a framework for the assessment of mass customization and sustainability performance of enterprises and supply chains. The assessment includes the product, process, enterprise and supply chain levels while considering the product life cycle phases. This two perspectives approach ensures a quite complete assessment and provides guidance to designers and managers during the decision making process. The framework construction and use methods are depicted in the current paper.

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