[1] Arash Hosseinpour, PENG Qingjin, GU Peihua,. A quantitative method for sustainable product development [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2015, 31 (1): 87-93. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.01.015]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

31

Issue:

2015 1

Page:

87-93

Research Field:

Mechanical Engineering

Publishing date:

2015-03-30

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Title:

A quantitative method for sustainable product development

Author(s):

Arash Hosseinpour¹;  PENG Qingjin¹;  GU Peihua²

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 5V6, Canada
²Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China

Keywords:

sustainability;  product design;  life cycle assessment;  benchmarking

PACS:

TB21, TB472

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.01.015

Abstract:

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%.

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Memo

Memo:

Biography: Arash Hosseinpour(1984—), male, master, engineer, arash.irani63@gmail.com.
Foundation items: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council(NSERC)of Canada(No.RGPIN/239189-2010), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375287).
Citation: Arash Hosseinpour, PENG Qingjin, GU Peihua. A quantitative method for sustainable product development[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2015, 31(1):87-93.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2015.01.015]

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