Evaluation of scenario-based modularization for lifecycle design

Evaluating the relationship between use phase environmental impacts and manufacturing process precision

“…Duflou et al [7] provides a specific product example where the use of composite structures in an automobile is evaluated across all life cycle stages to determine its ability to reduce overall environmental impact. Other work has developed strategies using product design to address environmental impacts in later life cycle stages including Kara et al [8], who provide a methodology to estimate the life cycle impacts during the concept design stage, Umeda et al [9], who discuss a modularized framework to evaluate the life cycle impacts of different product design options, and Lucchetta and Bariani [10], who use a multi-objective analysis to take into account performance requirements when reducing the environmental impact of injection molded parts. This paper builds upon these previous approaches by extending the life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology to evaluate the effect of manufacturing process precision on the use phase of a product.…”

A product module identification approach based on axiomatic design and design structure matrix

“…Sand et al (2002), Kusiak (2002), Newcomb et al (1998), and Smith and Yen (2010) proposed methodologies that brought forward a modular design with product life-cycle objectives. A number of other researchers (Seliger and Zettl, 2008; Umeda et al, 2009; Erixon and Ostgren, 1993) have used various life-cycle aspects such as recycling, maintenance, reuse, upgrading, and sales scenarios to propose modular design approaches.…”

Design, management and control of demanufacturing and remanufacturing systems

“…A design methodology of great benefit for remanufacturing and reuse is modular product design [109,144,276,244], or platform design [146,200], or open architecture product [156] design. Modules are the simplest parts of a system characterised by independency (from other modules) and substitutability (with other modules).…”