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标题：A multi-criteria index to support ecodesign implementation in manufacturing products: benefits and limits in real case studies
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作者：Marta Rossi ; Alessandra Papetti ; Marco Marconi 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1939-7038
出版年度：2019
卷号：12
期号：6
页码：376-389
DOI：10.1080/19397038.2019.1575926
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：ABSTRACTThe growing attention to environmental sustainability is not reflected in the effective implementation of ecodesign principles in the industrial context. The main barriers are related to the propensity of companies to optimise only specific aspects directly affected by legislation and to the higher priority given to other drivers such as performance, cost and aesthetics. The present paper faces this issue by proposing an approach to support designers to concurrently deal with environmental, economic and technical performance in all the key phases of the product development process (selection of drivers, evaluation of design alternatives, preservation, sharing and reuse of knowledge, etc.). The approach is grounded on a multi-criteria index, called Product Impact Index (PII), which allows weighting different drivers, verifying the satisfaction of the company’s goals, and comparing different design solutions. The method has been successfully applied in two case studies to support the redesign of a cooker hood and a freestanding cooker. Results confirmed its usefulness and effectiveness in overcoming the common barriers to ecodesign implementation in the industrial context.
关键词：KEYWORDSMulti criteria indexknowledge managementecodesignengineering design for sustainable developmentsustainability