Developing a Tool to Support Decisions in Sustainability-Related Trade-Off Situations: Understanding Needs and Criteria

Kravchenko, Mariia; Pigosso, Daniela Cristina Antelmi; McAloone, Tim C.

doi:10.1017/dsd.2020.137

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“…However, they also evidenced trade-offs which mostly seem to materialize between economic (and operational) and non-economic dimensions, with improved manufacturing output resulting in negative effects to the workforce, such as less job opportunities. This is consequent with Kravchenko et al (2020) SLR conclusions. They state that trade-offs are inherent to sustainability and provide basic criterions for companies to deal with such trade-offs.…”

Section: Hypothesis 2: Trade-offs Approachmentioning

confidence: 75%

Learn to Interpret and Conduct Rotation Methods in SPSS With Data From the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2014)

Massey¹

2019

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Manizales, which contributed with the administrative requirements in order to fulfill the objectives of the research and helped me with their knowledge and expertise in many of the stages.Finally, but most important, I have to thank my family, my parents Ramiro and Maria Cristina, my brothers and nephews, and especially, my wife Daniela who supported me all along this journey, and my twin sons Emilio and Gabriel who at their tender age patiently waited hours and days while his father spent time in front of the computer. They are my motivation, my reason to continue pursuing new challenges in life, and my dearest treasure. This thesis is dedicated to the memory of my late grandfather Eduardo Arango. Without his legacy this work would be of no practical relevance to our region.

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Section: Hypothesis 2: Trade-offs Approachmentioning

confidence: 75%

Learn to Interpret and Conduct Rotation Methods in SPSS With Data From the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2014)

Massey¹

2019

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“…In fact, the application of lagging and/or leading sustainability indicators in CE assessment can be relevant to further quantify and compare circularity scenarios, as well as to challenge the willingness to loop "at all costs" by adding environmental, economic, and social aspects to decision-making [19,20]. On the one hand, leading sustainability indicators are particularly suitable to measure performance in the early phase of the design or redesign process (i.e., during requirements definition, concept development, and system-level design phases) to set sustainability-related targets or as sustainability screening tools [17,21]. Sustainability screening could be performed in the early stages of any business process (for instance, at the conceptual design stage during product development) to ensure the early consideration of sustainability implications, as well as to still have some degree of freedom to act to introduce improvements [22].…”

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Nexus Between Life Cycle Assessment, Circularity and Sustainability Indicators—Part II: Experimentations

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Considering the growing number of metrics and indicators to assess the circular economy transition, it is paramount to shed light on how they complement and differ from traditional approaches, such as life cycle assessment or sustainability performance indicators. This study provides new empirical insights on the correlation between life cycle assessment, circularity, and sustainability indicator-based approaches to design circular and sustainable products. Specifically, the importance lies in analyzing how the results generated by these different approaches can be used to support the design of products that are not only circular but also sustainable. A practice-based project, involving over 175 engineering students over two consecutive academic years, is conducted with the purpose of comparing and improving the circularity and sustainability performance of three product alternatives of lawn mowing systems (gasoline, electric, autonomous). Notably, the following resources are deployed: 18 midpoints environmental indicators calculated by life cycle assessment, nine product circularity indicators, and numerous leading sustainability indicators. Critical analyses on the usability, time efficiency, scientific soundness, and robustness of each approach are drawn, combining quantitative results generated by each group with the feedback of future engineers. Last but not least, the developed workshop could be reused or adapted to train further the designers, engineers, and managers of tomorrow in deploying life cycle, circularity, and/or sustainability-indicator-based approaches to make more informed and sustainable decisions, e.g., between design trade-offs.

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“…Yet, in practice, decision making for product circularity and sustainability could be a challenging task, where complex trade-offs might occur, such as a design decision between the minimization of energy use or the reduction of waste generation. More sustainability-related trade-off types, situations, and occurrences are described in Kravchenko et al (2020b). The trade-offs between sustainability and circularity aspects, when not considered and analyzed in a structured manner, may lead to uninformed decision-making and undesired outcomes.…”

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Comparing Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Circularity and Sustainability Indicators for Sustainable Design: Results From a Hands-on Project With 87 Engineering Students

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Considering a growing number of metrics and indicators to assess circular economy, it is of paramount importance to shed light on how they differ from traditional approaches, such as life cycle assessment (LCA) or sustainability performance indicators. This study provides new empirical insights on the correlation between LCA, circularity, and sustainability indicator-based approaches. Specifically, the importance lies in analyzing how the results generated by these different approaches can be used to support the design of products that are not only circular, but also sustainable. A practice-based project involving 87 engineering students (divided into 20 groups) is conducted with the aim to compare and improve the circularity and sustainability performance of three product alternatives of lawn mowers (gasoline, electric, autonomous). To do so, the following resources are deployed: 18 midpoints environmental indicators calculated by LCA, eight product circularity indicators, and numerous leading sustainability indicators. Critical analyses on the usability, time efficiency, scientific soundness, and robustness of each approach are drawn, combining quantitative results generated by each group with the feedback of future engineers.

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Developing a Tool to Support Decisions in Sustainability-Related Trade-Off Situations: Understanding Needs and Criteria

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Learn to Interpret and Conduct Rotation Methods in SPSS With Data From the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2014)

Learn to Interpret and Conduct Rotation Methods in SPSS With Data From the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2014)

Nexus Between Life Cycle Assessment, Circularity and Sustainability Indicators—Part II: Experimentations

Comparing Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Circularity and Sustainability Indicators for Sustainable Design: Results From a Hands-on Project With 87 Engineering Students

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