Intelligent decision support system for continuous improvement of resource-saving and recycling-conscious manufacturing

Abstract

Thispaper,focuses on the development and implementation of an intellisnt Decision Support System (DSS) to enhance and further a resource-saving and recycling conscious mangfacturingactivities associated with minimizingenvironmental impacts and resource and/or energy consumption through the whole product life-cycle. The intelligent DSS, which aims to more cost-qffective and environmentally-friendlier product design and manufacturing, is mainly concerned with efficient integration of three functions: (I) knowledge-based support system for selectingenvironmentally sound materials and manufacturingprocess through weighted normalizing procedure, (2) constraint sutisfaction and backtrack-j?ee search technique assisting aflexible und efficient database quer? to guarantee environmental1.v preferable material continuously, and (3) simulation optimization techniques for qynchronizing recycling activities and production management decision.

Customized product design scheme selection model with a focus on integration of environmental attributes

“…In order to reduce environmental damage and save resources Green Design (GD) is a key because it is estimated that up to 80% of both the total life-cycle cost and environment impacts of a final product is determined at the initial and design stages [5]. It is generally believed that the environmentally most significant decisions should be made in the earliest phases of product development.…”