Approach to Sustainability-Based Assessment of Solution Alternatives in Early Stages of Product Engineering

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Iris Gr
Series: DESIGN
Institution: Paderborn University, Germany
Section: Design for Sustainability
Page(s): 1001-1010
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.102
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

Sustainable product engineering is becoming increasingly important. This includes the development of environmentally friendly products and the design for recycling. In this paper a holistic method for the assessment of solution alternatives is presented, in which the stakeholder perspectives along the generic product lifecycle are taken into account. Finally, a new visualization is presented. By visualizing the results in the integrated sustainability triangle, decision-makers in product development can holistically assess the sustainability of the solution alternatives.

Keywords: sustainability, decision making, generic product lifecycle, design analysis, ecodesign