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Eco-architecture analysis for end-of-life decision making
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH; Vol.47 22; 6233-6259
- Keywords
- eco-architecture ; end-of-life module ; design for disassembly ; end-of-life decision making
- Abstract
- In order to improve ease of disassembly and recycling of a product at its retirement stage, it is essential to design a product architecture that allows for easy disassembly and recycling. In this paper, a novel concept of eco-architecture is introduced, and the eco-architecture analysis, a design approach supporting the end-of-life decision making process, is proposed. The eco-architecture is the product architecture described from the end-of-life (EOL) viewpoint, in which a product is represented as an assembly of end-of-life modules. Not only does it prescribe an EOL strategy, but it also gives information about the connections and arrangement among EOL modules. Therefore, understanding the eco-architecture is helpful in enhancing the disassembly and recycling capabilities of an architecture design. The proposed eco-architecture analysis supports architecture improvement; it helps designers to derive the most desirable eco-architecture which entails the optimal end-of-life strategy. It also facilitates the extraction of meaningful redesign guidelines which make it possible to improve an architecture in an efficient and effective manner.
- ISSN
- 0020-7543
- Language
- English
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