A quantitative method for sustainable product development

作     者：Arash Hosseinpour 彭庆金 顾佩华 Arash Hosseinpour;PENG Qingjin;GU Peihua

作者机构：Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manitoba 汕头大学机械电子工程系汕头515063 

出 版 物：《Journal of Southeast University(English Edition)》 (东南大学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第31卷第1期

页      面：87-93页

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学科分类：1305[艺术学-设计学（可授艺术学、工学学位）] 13[艺术学] 08[工学] 

基　　金：The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council(NSERC)of Canada(No.RGPIN/239189-2010) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375287) 

主　　题：sustainability product design life cycleassessment benchmarking 

摘      要：A quantitative measure-based method for the design and evaluation of sustainable products is proposed. The method uses multi-criteria in product design to meet sustainable requirements from qualitative criteria to quantitative metrics. The method integrates quality function deployment concepts with the life cycle assessment to establish a quantitative method for sustainable product development. It considers both customer needs and sustainable requirements by mapping these needs into design details using the axiomatic design and benchmarking methods. The method is applied in the wheelchair design. Four popular wheelchairs in the market are selected as benchmarks and are rated based on customer needs and sustainable criteria. The design matrix identifies the relationship of functional requirements and design parameters of the wheelchair. Compared to the best benchmark product, the proposed wheelchair can reduce costs by 13.8%, environment footprints 18.55%, mass 4.5%, and components 2.2%.