Elements in a new sustainable industrial culture Environmental assessment in product development
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe for three industrial cases how a newly developed LCA methodology can assist the product developer in development of more environmentally friendly products, and common experience gained will be discussed.
Abstract: In the last few years the environmental focus in the manufacturing industry has shifted from the manufacturing processes to the products themselves, as these are accountable for the environmental impacts in all life cycle phases. The paper describes for three industrial cases how a newly developed LCA methodology can assist the product developer in development of more environmentally friendly products. Finally, common experience gained will be discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the problem of identifying environmental principles for the design and operation of supply chains is dealt with, along with the approaches that are applied in order to improve their environmental performance.
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TL;DR: The results show that the economic benefit of China's waste paper recycling in 2017 is approximately 458.3 yuan/t and that the GHG emissions are 901.1 kgCO2eq, and the system's economic benefits and greenhouse gas emissions in the context of integrating and regulating nonstandard recycling vendors in 2030 are forecast to rise.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe an organized process to address the problem of integrating environmental concerns into an early product design process that is consistent with such international standards as ISO 14001 EMS.
Abstract: The demand for more stringent environmental regulation on product end‐of‐life and production processes is enhanced by customer concerns for environmental protection. This has increased the need for industry to address environmental issues in the product design process. The emergence of international standards for environmental management, such as the ISO 14000 series, has also created a strong incentive for manufacturers to promote environmentally conscious products and processes. Considerable progress has been made in design for the environment (DFE). However, there is still a need for a structured approach to DFE that addresses environmental concerns in a coherent way. This approach should also support an environmental management system (EMS). This paper describes an organised process to address the problem of integrating environmental concerns into an early product design process that is consistent with such international standards as ISO 14001 EMS. This approach may help to improve the environmental performance of a product and to support an organisation’s EMS.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how a group of 18 companies, which are very committed to the environment, have developed a pattern in order to design a sustainability supply chain, which is based on several requirements, including ISO 14001.
Abstract: Purpose – The main objective of this paper is to investigate how a group of 18 companies, which are very committed to the environment, have developed a pattern in order to design a sustainability supply chain. The pattern is based on several requirements, including ISO 14001. Furthermore, the paper tries to identify the common pattern to optimizing the designed sustainability chain.Design/methodology/approach – This research has been conducted with 18 worldwide manufacturing companies that have their headquarters or their overseas headquarters in Europe. The 18 companies each have more than 2,000 employees and belong to different sectors. The 18 companies represent a multi‐case study and the research was carried out by the means of interviews with the supply managers.Findings – The multi‐case study analyzed in this paper has enabled the outline of an interesting pattern for improving supply chain environmental sustainability. This pathway is underpinned by the ISO 14001 standard requirements and divided i...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a new methodology called CHAMP (CHA in Management of Materials and Products) for modelling the flow of materials through a succession of uses with different performance requirements, which includes acceptance criteria which determine whether a material is suitable for specific uses or activities.
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