A multi-criteria index to support ecodesign implementation in manufacturing products: benefits and limits in real case studies

Rossi, Marta; Papetti, Alessandra; Marconi, Marco; Germani, Michele

doi:10.1080/19397038.2019.1575926

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“…ef. [87] proposed and tested a multi-criteria index to support eco-design implementation in manufacturing companies. Environmental impact measured by kg of CO 2 , technical performance and costs both measured by monetary units (Euro), are the three product criteria considered for design evaluation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The weights and measures for corresponding criteria are then calculated in a Product impact index, which is expressed in monetary units and used to compare product designs. A strength of this approach lies in the integration of economic and environmental criteria together with technical ones, as well as it encourages improvements based on the results [87]; however, the weakness lies in the missing integration of the social criteria and aggregation of results into a monetary value, which might not be desirable to express environmental and social performance [79]. Ref.…”

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A Trade-Off Navigation Framework as a Decision Support for Conflicting Sustainability Indicators within Circular Economy Implementation in the Manufacturing Industry

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Integration of sustainability criteria from a triple bottom line perspective is considered a challenge for manufacturing actors, who are engaged in developing sustainability-oriented initiatives. The earlier in the development process the criteria are integrated and sustainability potential is evaluated, the more opportunities exist to introduce improvements and select an initiative with a highest sustainability potential. The challenge does not only lie in understanding what sustainability criteria to use to assess sustainability performance, but in managing conflicting results, known as trade-offs. Trade-offs are situations characterized by conflicts between the desired objectives, where it is impossible to satisfy all criteria simultaneously. Although sustainability trade-offs are common, there is a gap in the existing approaches for sustainability measurements to support trade-off dialogue and decision-making. If trade-offs are not acknowledged, there is a risk of accepting an initiative leading to sub-optimizations or higher impacts. Therefore, this study proposes a framework to support trade-off analysis in the early development stages of sustainability-oriented initiatives. The trade-off navigation framework relies on input data and a structured guidance, with the twofold objective: (i) help making trade-offs explicit, and (ii) provide a structured approach to support trade-off analysis and acceptability in a transparent manner. The purpose is to encourage a dynamic decision process and reinforce the knowledge of decision-makers about potential risks and opportunities behind their choices. Using a case of a product development involving CE principles, this paper discusses how a trade-off navigation framework was applied and evaluated by industrial and academic experts, leading to its improvement and identification of strengths and limitations.

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“…Furniture designers lack the encouragement to express their ideas and designs [27]. Performance, cost, aesthetics, and product standardization will be limited if sustainable design is not deployed in the industry [30], and designers will not be able to impact the environment and society with their products [31].…”

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A Review on Sustainability Characteristics Development for Wooden Furniture Design

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The design of furniture products is influenced by increasing consumer interest in green products and sustainability values. However, although the demand for sustainable furniture products is high, the standardization of sustainability characteristics in furniture design has still not been achieved. A thorough literature review was conducted, which considered various sustainability characteristics that apply in industries that design furniture. This review paper aimed to identify common sustainability characteristics so that a new standard for furniture industries can be established. In this review, numerous themes were explored relating to design guidelines, design criteria, design preferences, design optimization, design evaluation and assessment, design decision making, strategic planning, design strategies, the integration of eco-design, and eco-design tools. A total of 137 articles were reviewed regarding their sustainability characteristics according to the triple bottom-line framework for a relevant product sector. Due to the limited reports on the sustainability characteristics of furniture design activities, this paper also tried to include common sustainability characteristics of non-furniture products that are available on the market. Through the review, 10 sustainability characteristics were identified for the environment, 17 for the economy, and 16 for the social dimension as being common among manufacturers when designing their products. A further in-depth analysis was conducted by mapping the characteristics to those that were significantly implemented in the design process, of which five (5) were environmental, two (2) were economic, and five (5) were social sustainability characteristics. This review is significant in helping furniture designers to use appropriate and effective sustainability standards in the design and manufacture of products that meet customers’ demands. Previous literature reviews have not clearly measured the triple bottom line. Furthermore, no definite characteristics were proposed in previous works regarding wooden furniture design, leaving a gap to be closed by future works.

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“…Based on the growing recognition of CE, environmental regulations and eco-innovations have been studied as influential factors that affect the business activities of manufacturing companies, by setting the scene for raising their environmental awareness [4,[15][16][17][18][19][20]. Most studies have investigated the influence of environmental regulations on the product development process [4,5,7,[21][22][23]. Despite the number of studies on the relationships between CE, business activities, and environmental regulations, studies focusing on how a company can contribute to a CE through idiosyncratic ecopreneurship, based on the company's inherent dynamic capabilities, are still lacking.…”

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Shaping a Circular Economy in the Digital TV Industry: Focusing on Ecopreneurship through the Lens of Dynamic Capability

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In this study, we investigate how companies can contribute to achieving a circular economy (CE) in the electronics industry viewed through the lens of dynamic capability. In particular, we examine how companies can contribute through idiosyncratic ecopreneurship according to dynamic capabilities with three points: the dynamic capabilities of established companies, the formation of ecopreneurship according to idiosyncratic dynamic capabilities, and the shaping of a CE through the interplay of ecopreneurship and dynamic capabilities of established companies. We conducted a case study of five leading TV manufacturers (Samsung, LG, Sony, Hisense, and TCL) to verify our conceptual framework, which we derived from a literature review. The case study shows that a company’s contribution to the CE and ecopreneurship type largely depend on a combination of dynamic capabilities and business strategies. Based on the case study results, we derived managerial implications with three points: the approach of leading companies to CE with consideration of business strategies, leveraging ecopreneurship to gain competitiveness in the market, and the influence of micro- and meso-level dynamic capabilities on a company’s contribution to CE.

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A multi-criteria index to support ecodesign implementation in manufacturing products: benefits and limits in real case studies

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A Trade-Off Navigation Framework as a Decision Support for Conflicting Sustainability Indicators within Circular Economy Implementation in the Manufacturing Industry

A Trade-Off Navigation Framework as a Decision Support for Conflicting Sustainability Indicators within Circular Economy Implementation in the Manufacturing Industry

A Review on Sustainability Characteristics Development for Wooden Furniture Design

Shaping a Circular Economy in the Digital TV Industry: Focusing on Ecopreneurship through the Lens of Dynamic Capability

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