Proposal for an Architectural Solution for Economic and Environmental Global Eco-Cost Assessment: Model Combination Analysis

Perry, Nicolás; Bernard, Alain; Bosch-Mauchand, Magali; Duigou, Julien Le; Xu, Yue

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-5544-7_12

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“…Apparently, SAC eco-cost analysis is extremely complex. Life cycle assessment (LCA) based traditional analysis methods may inevitably have truncation errors or require complex matrix calculation, making them improper for the eco-cost analysis of SAC [6]. Therefore, this paper proposes a new SAC eco-cost evaluation framework based on an activitybased costing method.…”

Section: With the Increasing Attention To Environmental Pollution Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco-Cost Analysis of Split Air-Conditioner Using Activity-Based Costing Method

Liu

Yang³

et al. 2020

IEEE Access

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Split air conditioner (SAC) plays a critical role for temperature control of buildings. In recent years, the manufacturing process of SAC tends to consider energy-saving and environmental protection factors to reduce air pollution and alleviate energy crisis. However, the design of environmental-friendly SAC will increase the manufacturing cost, thereby increasing the burden on airconditioning companies. Therefore, the eco-cost analysis of SAC is of great significance for air conditioner manufacturers. To this end, a new SAC eco-cost assessment method based on activity based costing method is innovatively proposed in this paper. In this method, a K-nearest neighbor algorithm is used to deal with the missing data in SAC samples. An environmental and non-environmental cost assessment approach is developed based on the activity-based costing method to estimate the eco-cost of SAC over its whole life cycle. In addition, the impact of energy efficiency deviation on SAC eco-cost is numerically analyzed. Finally, the proposed ecocost assessment method is programmed on a Gabi software, and validated using real SAC data from a Chinese airconditioning company. Simulation results show that the proposed method can provide an estimate of the eco-cost of SAC, thus helping airconditioning companies to improve their competitiveness in the future where energy-saving and emission reduction are increasingly important. INDEX TERMS Eco-cost analysis, split air conditioner, life cycle assessment, activity-based costing method, Gabi software.

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Section: With the Increasing Attention To Environmental Pollution Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco-Cost Analysis of Split Air-Conditioner Using Activity-Based Costing Method

Liu

Yang³

et al. 2020

IEEE Access

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“…Some departments or sectors within the company may maturate these ideas quicker than others. As a consequence, the level of sustainable maturity may vary from one department to another and also at the different levels of the organization (strategic, tactical and operational) as well as among their personnel [21,22].…”

Section: Research Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

A proposed framework of sustainable self-evaluation maturity within companies: an exploratory study

Gouvinhas

Reyes

Naveiro

et al. 2016

Int J Interact Des Manuf

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Companies are still struggling to implement ecodesign in their daily product development processes. It is believed that this occurs because companies should firstly improve their strategy and management skills towards sustainability before introducing any ecodesign tool. As a consequence, this paper aims to propose a self-evaluation framework to rank companies into different classes according to their level of maturity in terms of sustainability. It also discusses "minimum requirements" to move from one level to another towards sustainability. This will help companies B Reidson Pereira Gouvinhas

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“…For these reasons, the use of recycled aluminium alloys is recommended since their properties meet the expected technical and environmental requirements [1]. This requires complete reengineering of the classical lifecycle of aluminium-based products and several interdependent disciplines need all to be taken into account for a global product/process optimization [2]. Towards this end, the paper proposes a method for sustainability assessment integration into product lifecycle engineering and a platform for lifecycle simulation integrating environmental concerns.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%