Design process and data models to support the design of sustainable remanufactured products

The need for increased levels of reuse and remanufacturing is driving the need for sustainable design of remanufactured products. It is acknowledged that design for remanufacturing benefits the environment. However, it seldom integrates eco-design approaches as it requires 'life cycle thinking' with closed-loop life cycles. The objective of this paper is to support eco-design of remanufactured products with design process and data models structuring the activities to be performed and providing the support required. We consider the development of two activities in particular: definition of the target, and environmental analysis. The first activity exploits the concept of RPP (Remanufacturable Product Profile), building on the criteria that are crucial for a successful remanufactured product. The second one exploits the life cycle brick concept that associates each product component with a specific life cycle and related environmental impacts. The models proposed are exploited in a case study concerning the design of remanufactured truck gearboxes.

[1]  Askiner Gungor,et al.  Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery: a survey , 1999 .

[2]  Conrad Luttropp,et al.  EcoDesign: what's happening? An overview of the subject area of EcoDesign and of the papers in this special issue , 2006 .

[3]  Mark Haveman,et al.  Breaking down the “Green Wall” (part one): Early efforts at integrating business and environment at SC Johnson , 1999 .

[4]  Mattias Lindahl.  Designers' utilization of DfE methods , 2003 .

[5]  M. Deaves.  Taking the WEEE [EU waste electrical and electronic equipment directive] , 2003 .

[6]  Peggy Zwolinski,et al.  Integrated design of remanufacturable products based on product profiles , 2006 .

[7]  Aldo Roberto Ometto,et al.  Ecodesign methods focused on remanufacturing , 2010 .

[8]  Glenn Johansson,et al.  Success factors for integration of ecodesign in product development , 2002 .

[9]  Virginie Goepp,et al.  Reference modelling for eco-design , 2012 .

[10]  O. Ziegler.  Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment , 2013 .

[11]  Jorge Luis Amaya Rivas,et al.  Assessment of the environmental benefits provided by closed-loop strategies for industrial products , 2012 .

[12]  Vicky Lofthouse,et al.  Ecodesign tools for designers: defining the requirements , 2006 .

[13]  Terry P. Harrison,et al.  Special Section: Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Practice and Potential: The Challenge of Closed-Loop Supply Chains , 2003, Interfaces.

[14]  E. Sundin,et al.  Making functional sales environmentally and economically beneficial through product remanufacturing , 2005 .

[15]  Philippe Girard,et al.  Modelling collaborative knowledge to support engineering design project manager , 2005, Comput. Ind..

[16]  Mehmet Ali Ilgin,et al.  Environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery (ECMPRO): A review of the state of the art. , 2010, Journal of environmental management.

[17]  J Gerrard,et al.  Is European end-of-life vehicle legislation living up to expectations? Assessing the impact of ELV Directive on "green" innovation and vehicle recovery , 2007 .

[18]  Ferdinand Quella,et al.  Integrating environmental aspects into product design and development the new ISO TR 14062 , 2003 .

[19]  Glenn Johansson,et al.  Managing the design/environment interface: studies of integration mechanisms , 2007 .

[20]  Surendra M. Gupta,et al.  Buffer allocation plan for a remanufacturing cell , 2005, Comput. Ind. Eng..

[21]  James F. C. Windmill,et al.  Design for remanufacture: a literature review and future research needs , 2011 .