A comprehensive decision support model for the evaluation of eco-designs

X. Wang, H. K. Chan, L. White*

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Abstract

Due to regulatory pressures from government and non-government bodies and public awareness of the need to protect the environment, incorporating sustainability concerns in product design has become a key strategic consideration in new product development. However, selecting an appropriate sustainable design solution is a challenging task. In addition to the fact that such a decision involves conflicting objectives, there is also the issue that environmental impact considerations can occur at all stages of a product's life cycle. Modelling and assessing new product development and operations management from a life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective is becoming increasingly popular and highly important. However, on its own it is somewhat limited. This paper presents a dynamic approach that integrates LCA, fuzzy logic and analytical network process (ANP) to support the selection of environmental sustainable product designs. A numerical example is provided as an operational guideline on how to apply it to LCA of eco-designs. The results show that the proposed fuzzy ANP approach is a viable methodology and can be used as an effective tool for the evaluation of environmental sustainable product designs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)917-934
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of the Operational Research Society
Volume65
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

Keywords

  • analytical network process
  • eco-design
  • fuzzy sets
  • life cycle assessment
  • new product development
  • sustainability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Marketing

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