Chalmers Conferences, LCM 2013

APPROACHES FOR ACTIVE DECISION MAKING AND DESIGNING WITH LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT: SIMPLIFYING/STREAMLINING, DIAGRAMMING, AND SEGMENTED SETTING OF THE SYSTEM BOUNDARY
Tomohiro Tasaki

Last modified: 2014-09-11

Abstract


The processes of decision making and development of new products and
systems are complex and dynamic. It is not simple to apply current life
cycle assessment (LCA) approaches in such processes. This paper presents
three LCA approaches that can be applied to enhance the decision-making
and design processes: (1) simplifying/streamlining, (2) diagramming, and
(3) segmented setting of the system boundary. Each method is briefly
described and the advantages of the methods are also discussed.

Keywords


strategic management; action-oriented assessment; streamlined LCA; discriminant function; scoping

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