Product Sustainability Index (ProdSI): A Metrics-based Framework to Evaluate the Total Life Cycle Sustainability of Manufactured Products

摘要: As a result of the rapidly depleting global resources, continuing climate change and increasing environmental pollution, associated growth in customer awareness, improving product sustainability has become trend. Comprehensive assessment techniques are needed to assess product's performance throughout its entire life cycle. This article presents Product Sustainability Index (ProdSI) methodology application. is metrics based provides comprehensive overall total cycle, covering four cycle stages: pre-manufacturing; manufacturing; use; postuse. In this article, first fundamentals sustainable manufacturing (PSA) presented, followed by review existing PSA methodologies. Major elements that used define clusters individual then presented. Finally, ProdSI for PSA, which follows hierarchical approach identification introduced. The application demonstrated numerical example evaluation two generations consumer electronics component.