Life cycle iNdeX (LInX): a new indexing procedure for process and product design and decision-making

摘要: Abstract Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an important technique in the successful implementation of a process or product development context environmental sustainability. Attempts have been made to incorporate LCA public and corporate processes related decision-making. The European Union’s eco-labeling schemes United Kingdom’s Integrated Pollution Prevention Control Directive tried integrate life thinking with policy making. However, these efforts still not integral part selection design. absence easy use tool for rapid reconnaissance basic limitation application. A new indexing system — LInX proposed, which will facilitate application evaluation comprised four sub-indices attributes environment, health safety (EHS), cost, technical feasibility, socio-political factors. Further, each attribute contains number parameters, e.g. EHS consists 11 parameters. Quantification parameter performed complete proposed product. An analytical hierarchy used compute weights sub-indices. composite determine final overall index. This paper explains methodology computation demonstrates it