Chalmers Conferences, LCM 2013

IMPLEMENTATION OF LCA DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
Katsuyuki Nakano, Wataru Koike, Takuma Sugimoto, Kiyotaka Tahara

Last modified: 2013-06-28

Abstract


To increase reliability and sustainable growth of LCA data such as process dataset and LCA case study, there is a necessity of a number of experts’ involvements and data exchange beyond organization’s boundary. It must be achieved without disclosing confidential information. Therefore, we developed and released LCA data management system to address this issue. A user of the system can publish and use LCA data in the library of the central server freely. Each uploaded LCA data can be marked of their review status to show their reliability. A specific review status can be added by a user who has a specific corded reviewer key in the system. As of January 2013, dozens of LCA data are uploaded to the central server voluntarily.

Keywords


data management; inventory data; software; review; data exchange

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