The Role of Modular Upgradability as a Green Design Strategy

Agrawal, Vishal; Ülkü, Sezer

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1850705

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“…Using similar arguments, modularity in product design has often been touted as an environmentally superior approach. However, Agrawal and colleagues () point out a range of issues related to demand, technology, and competition that are often neglected when making such assertions, and Agrawal and Ülkü () indeed show that, once a firm's product development and market introduction decisions are endogenized, modular design need not always be environmentally better.…”

Section: Same Supply Chain Different Modelsmentioning

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Same Supply Chain, Different Models: Integrating Perspectives from Life Cycle Assessment and Supply Chain Management

Blass

Corbett

2017

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary Within industrial ecology, there is a substantial community focusing on life cycle assessment (LCA) and corresponding tools and methods. Within the field of supply chain management, an increasing community is converging around sustainable supply chains. These two communities study the same underlying systems, but bring different perspectives to bear. We review seven issues that arise at this intersection of LCA and supply chain management, with the aim of illustrating how both communities can enrich each other by closer interaction. We conclude with some suggestions for how the two communities can further collaborate.

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Section: Same Supply Chain Different Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Same Supply Chain, Different Models: Integrating Perspectives from Life Cycle Assessment and Supply Chain Management

Blass

Corbett

2017

J of Industrial Ecology

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“…In this context, a recent study proves useful: Agrawal and Ülkü () consider as measures of environmental impact (1) a per‐unit impact owing to production of a new subsystem and disposal of the replaced unit and (2) a rate of use impact when a subsystem/product is in use. They show that when a firm's decisions are accounted for, a modularly upgradable product may be environmentally inferior to an integral one.…”

Section: Is Modular Upgradability An Environmentally Superior Approach?mentioning

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Modular Upgradability in Consumer Electronics: Economic and Environmental Implications

Agrawal

Atasu

Ülkü

2015

J of Industrial Ecology

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SummaryModularly upgradable product designs have been advocated to offer environmental and economic advantages; however, they are not commonly used in the consumer electronics industry. In this article, we investigate the economic and environmental benefits and challenges of modular upgradability for consumer electronics. From an economic point of view, we posit that the limited adoption of modular upgradability in consumer electronics is owing to various demand-, technology-, and competition-related issues. From an environmental point of view, we posit that modularly upgradable product designs may not necessarily lead to superior environmental outcomes. To reach meaningful conclusions regarding the environmental benefits of modular upgradability, one needs to understand how product architecture affects demand, production, and consumption patterns, which arise from endogenous consumer and manufacturer choices. It is also important to take into account that modular upgradability may have potentially differentiated effects in the production, consumption, and postuse phases of the lifecycle.

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“…(2a,b)), which is ecologically beneficial to the environment by reducing waste (Nielsen and Wenzel, 2002) and maximizes product reusability (O'Brien, 1999) and profit (Zhu et al, 2008). If a higher level of product modularity is introduced to manufacturer and retailers, the supply chains could share remanufacturing capacity between both of them (Ellram et al, 2008) and could mitigate excessive demands due to return policy (Agrawal and Ülkü, 2013).…”

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Reprint of “Product architecture modularity implications for operations economy of green supply chains”

Kristianto

Helo

2015

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Re

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The Role of Modular Upgradability as a Green Design Strategy

Cited by 24 publications

References 16 publications

Same Supply Chain, Different Models: Integrating Perspectives from Life Cycle Assessment and Supply Chain Management

Same Supply Chain, Different Models: Integrating Perspectives from Life Cycle Assessment and Supply Chain Management

Modular Upgradability in Consumer Electronics: Economic and Environmental Implications

Reprint of “Product architecture modularity implications for operations economy of green supply chains”

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