| Author(s): |
Campanelli, M. B.; Berglund, J. K.; Rachuri, R.; |
| Title: |
Integration of Life Cycle Inventories Incorporating Manufacturing Unit Processes |
| Published: |
August 31, 2011 |
| Abstract: |
Sustainable manufacturing (SM) concerns the manufacture of products with regard to environmental, social, and economic impacts over the entire life cycle. With a primary focus on environmental concerns, life cycle assessment (LCA) can support SM practices. The life cycle inventory (LCI) is a key phase of LCA, and this paper considers the integration of manufacturing unit processes (MUPs) into system-level LCIs, which requires consideration of process flow diagrams at different levels of abstraction. Furthermore, uncertainty quantification is an important component of LCA interpretation, and this paper proposes a method to synthesize LCIs from the process-level to the system-level that consistently quantifies uncertainty in the inventories. The method can incorporate MUP data derived from measurements and/or modeling and simulation. Further development towards a complete methodology is discussed. |
| Proceedings: |
Proceedings of ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference &
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
IDETC/CIE 2011
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| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Dates: |
August 28-31, 2011 |
| Keywords: |
life cycle assessment; life cycle inventory; manufacturing unit process; measurement; simulation; sustainable manufacturing; uncertainty quantification |
| Research Areas: |
Sustainable Manufacturing, Simulation |
| PDF version: |
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