A Framework for Material Selection in Multi-Generational Components: Sustainable Value Creation for a Circular Economy

Early stages of a product's design are critical for decisions impacting the entire life-cycle cost. Product designers have mastered the first generation, but they have no ability to know the impact of their decisions on multi-generational products. There is a need for tools that aim at closing...

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Published in:Procedia CIRP 2016, Vol.48, p.370-375
Main Authors: Bradley, Ryan, Jawahir, I.S., Badurdeen, Fazleena, Rouch, Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circular Economy
Life-Cycle Costing
Material Selection
Product Design
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Summary:Early stages of a product's design are critical for decisions impacting the entire life-cycle cost. Product designers have mastered the first generation, but they have no ability to know the impact of their decisions on multi-generational products. There is a need for tools that aim at closing the gap between total life-cycle information and the traditional design process. This paper presents a framework for a decision support tool that uses a combination of a life-cycle costing methodology and an evolutionary algorithm to assess design decisions specifically related to material selection. A case study is included to validate the new methodology.
ISSN:2212-8271
2212-8271
DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2016.03.247