Chalmers Conferences, LCM 2013

TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS FROM THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SWEDEN
Sofia Poulikidou, Anna Björklund

Last modified: 2014-09-11

Abstract


This paper presents an empirical study on the use of tools for sustainable product development at four vehicle manufacturing companies in Sweden. Different tools that are used in the studied companies are identified and listed while the obstacles and needs for an increased and successful use of those tools are discussed. The study shows that a limited number the identified tools are used in a systematic way, for instance product specific tools that monitor regulation requirements. Impact assessment tools are applied more centrally in the companies with less integration to the design process. However, interest on the available tools has increased and on the ways that such tools can assist and influence design decisions in a more efficient way.

Keywords


Ecodesign; Ecodesign tools; DfE tools; Sustainable product development

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