Towards sustainable product development – Insights from testing and evaluating a profile model for management of sustainability integration into design requirements

Watz, Matilda; Hallstedt, Sophie I.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131000

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“…[ strategically addressed. [17] A similar picture is seen in Sustainaible R&D portfolio assessments: here, environmental, social, and ethical values are included in portfolio development. [18] In order to design the individual products of the formed sustainable portfolios also sustainably, further steps are needed to operationalize them in the design process and to adapt the specific criteria to the industry and product area.…”

Section: Eco-designmentioning

confidence: 76%

Rethinking User Experience Design: Sustainability in the Context of the User Centered Innovation Process in Power Tool Design

Grobelnik

Cakir

Friedmann

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in product development: both for the manufacturing companies and for the users, who are increasingly questioning the product and its origin. While sustainability is recognised as a strategic factor in many companies, the focus in the operational process is still mainly on desirability, feasibility and profitability, while sustainability is not firmly anchored in the various process steps and thus not effectively operationalised. The aim of this research work is to develop a process that integrates sustainability as a common thread throughout the product development of power tools. For this purpose, a case study at Bosch Power Tools with 10 guideline-supported expert interviews and a workshop with 8 experts shows what requirements are placed on such a process and what such a process should ideally look like. The result is a multi-stage model that integrates the relevant sustainability aspects and thus makes them comprehensible and measurable for practitioners in innovation, design, and product development in medium sized and large organisations.

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Section: Eco-designmentioning

confidence: 76%

Rethinking User Experience Design: Sustainability in the Context of the User Centered Innovation Process in Power Tool Design

Grobelnik

Cakir

Friedmann

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…The results revealed that the majority of the SPD practices (59%) solely address the environmental pillar (e.g., "Identify the environmental hotspots and determine effective interventions" (Manzardo et al, 2021)). While 13% of the practices address social concerns (e.g., "Clarify and widen the scope of current sustainability policy, and other steering documents, to include a more comprehensive social commitment" (Watz and Hallstedt, 2022)), the economic pillar is addressed by only 9% of practices (e.g., "Effective prioritization process to ensure the projects that will deliver the greatest business value and environmental benefit" (Dekoninck et al, 2016)). It is also observed that 9% of the practices address environmental and social pillars in combination (e.g., "Include a holistic socio-ecological sustainability perspective and make sustainability risks tangible for the product developers" (Schulte and Knuts, 2022)) and 6% of the practices address both environmental and economic pillars (e.g., "Alignment of successive incremental eco-design improvements into viable development paths toward the development of circular and sustainable business models" (Mendoza et al, 2017)).…”

Section: Sustainability Dimensions Addressed By the Spd Management Pr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Management Practices for Sustainable Product Development: Insights From a Systematic Literature Review

Vilochani,

McAloone,

Pigosso

2023

Proc. Des. Soc.

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Sustainable Product Development (SPD) has been gaining increased attention in academia, industry, and policy. Over the past three decades, significant progress has been observed in incorporation of environmental issues into the product development process, through the so-called ecodesign management practices. Nevertheless, systematisation of the SPD practices, which simultaneously consider the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability, is still missing. To address this gap, this research aims to identify the existing SPD management practices in the academic literature, with special focus on how sustainability dimensions are currently being considered, their coverage in relation to key knowledge areas for product development and their applicability across the SPD phases. Through a systematic literature review, 362 practices were identified and further classified according to a classification criteria. While environmental considerations are still the most prominent ones, the research highlights the importance of the early stages of product development for SPD, as well as the key knowledge areas which are currently being covered by the practices, such as sustainability evaluation and sustainability improvement.

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“…Packaging design has given a comprehensive surge, considering multiple factors appropriate to the complexity of sustainability challenges [ 27 ]. Thereby, packaging design for sustainability exemplifies the fact that it is made up through multiple elements: the natural environment, society, and economic performance [ 28 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Packaging Design for Molded Expanded Polystyrene Cushion

et al. 2023

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A molded expanded polystyrene (EPS) cushion is a flexible, closed-cell foam that can be molded to fit any packing application and is effective at absorbing shock. However, the packaging waste of EPS cushions causes pollution to landfills and the environment. Despite being known to cause pollution, this sustainable packaging actually has the potential to reduce this environmental pollution because of its reusability. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify the accurate design parameter that can be emphasized in producing a sustainable design of EPS cushion packaging. An experimental method of drop testing and design simulation analysis was conducted. The effectiveness of the design parameters was also verified. Based on the results, there are four main elements that necessitate careful consideration: rib positioning, EPS cushion thickness, package layout, and packing size. These parameter findings make a significant contribution to sustainable design, where these elements were integrated directly to reduce and reuse packaging material. Thus, it has been concluded that 48 percent of the development cost of the cushion was decreased, 25 percent of mold modification time was significantly saved, and 27 percent of carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction was identified. The findings also aided in the development of productive packaging design, in which these design elements were beneficial to reduce environmental impact. These findings had a significant impact on the manufacturing industry in terms of the economics and time of the molded expanded polystyrene packaging development.

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Towards sustainable product development – Insights from testing and evaluating a profile model for management of sustainability integration into design requirements

Cited by 25 publications

References 40 publications

Rethinking User Experience Design: Sustainability in the Context of the User Centered Innovation Process in Power Tool Design

Rethinking User Experience Design: Sustainability in the Context of the User Centered Innovation Process in Power Tool Design

Management Practices for Sustainable Product Development: Insights From a Systematic Literature Review

Sustainable Packaging Design for Molded Expanded Polystyrene Cushion

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