Combining Stage-Gate™ model using Set-Based concurrent engineering and sustainable end-of-life principles in a product development assessment tool. (20th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miranda de Souza, Vitor; Borsato, Milton
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 112:Part 4(2016:Jan.)
• Page Start: 3222
• Page End: 3231
• Publication Date: 2016-01-20
• Subjects: Ecodesign -- Lifecycle Assessment -- End-of-life -- Stage-Gate -- Set-Based; PDP Product Development Process -- LCA Life-cycle Assessment -- SG Stage-Gate Model -- SBD Set-Based Design -- EoL End-of-life -- TBL Triple Bottom Line; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: The challenge to develop sustainable products increases as resources becomes scarcer. Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Ecodesign have emerged to diminish product environmental impact from material gaining to disposal. LCA methods and tools, however, were not conceived to spur product design activities and decisions towards sustainable End-of-life (EoL) product conception, while Ecodesign requires major changes to be implemented. This research aimed to develop an assessment tool based on Stage-Gate model, Toyota's Set-Based approach and EoL Sustainable Principles to be used by enterprises, with three increasing sustainability levels to be selected. An application example of the tool is also detailed with a hypothetic development of an automobile seat, with environmental impact performances measured with SimaPRO and compared with an actual automobile seat conventionally designed, showing the sort of results are expected. Highlights: We combined Stage-Gate, Set-Based and end-of-life strategies in an assessment tool. We described a method and tool to be used in product design to decrease environmental impact. We present a development example using the proposed tool and compared it with a product designed with normal St​age-Gate.