Developing a reparability indicator for electronic products

摘要: Repair is a way to extend the life of product. In circular economy where resource loops are closed maximum extent, repair belongs ‘inner loops’. Repairing product preserve value by slowing down product's economic devaluation. The aim paper development reparability indicator: measure determine ease indicator developed for self-repair: done in noncommercial context, laypersons who lack access specialized workshop. Given large diversity products on market, it was decided focus consumer electronic products. consists two parts. first part review literature (design for) products, and indicators. A commonly used empirically tested with 25 Dutch participants. This concludes that currently available guidelines, criteria indicators provide valuable starting point, but tend structure, clarity organization. second highlights an improved indicator. step this ‘crowdsource’ from MOOC Circular Economy: Introduction, which ran October – December edX platform. One assignments criteria. Almost 2000 discrete entries were analysed, grouped structured into 26 These have been consistency group 46 students TU Delft March 2016. will present results test as well