A concept for an intuitive and interactive fully PLM-integrated eco-efficiency assessment in real-time
Year: 2013
Editor: Udo Lindemann, Srinivasan V, Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, John Clarkson, Gaetano Cascini
Author: Eigner, Martin; Faißt, Karl-Gerhard; Keßler, Alexander; Schäfer, Patrick; Pickel, Peter; Seibold, Fabienne
Series: ICED
Institution: 1: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; 2: John Deere GmbH & Co.KG, ETIC, Germany
Page(s): 131-140
ISBN: 978-1-904670-48-3
ISSN: 2220-4334
Abstract
To be competitive on the global market in a time of an increasing shortage of resources, companies have to develop not only good products but to make them also more sustainable. In the discourse on sustainable development, the potentials of product development are currently inadequately treated. Therefore, a holistic approach is required which accompanies the product from the initial idea, through the development phases and the entire lifecycle, to recycling or reuse. In this paper, a concept for intuitive and interactive eco-efficiency assessment is presented which also can be fully integrated in PLM solutions. It allows a prospective and holistic consideration of environmental factors. Also, this concept enables that the increased complexity due to environmental factors remains manageable and environmental potentials for a product can be identified and influenced early. Furthermore, an intuitive and innovative human-oriented visualization concept for an easy management and control of the appropriate required information is introduced. This new visualization concept makes the information included within today’s PLM solutions accessible to a company’s management level.
Keywords: Product lifecycle management, visualization, sustainability, engineering network concept, eco-efficiency assessment