New Products Design Decision Making Support by SimaPro Software on the Base of Defective Products Management

Abstract The paper presents an analysis of usage the SimaPro 8 software as a tool supporting new products design decision making process on the base of defective products management. At first it briefly introduces the management of defective products concept, the specificity of design process, decision making process in case of new product design and the complexity of decisions necessary in case of designing new household goods. Then the importance of Life – Cycle – Assessment (LCA) is discussed together with presentation of SimaPro 8 software as a very useful tool for decision making in case of new household goods design on the base of information about defective products management. And finally the SimaPro 8 is presented with the practical use in case of washing machine product. In general the paper implies the useful role of SimaPro 8 (as an IT solution example) in the processes of decision making for the companies dealing with design of new products and defective products that have to be managed properly.