Technology and Manufacturing Process Selection: The Product Life Cycle Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Product Architecture Decision Under Lifecycle Uncertainty Consideration: A Case Study in Providing Real-time Support to Automotive Battery System Architecture Design....Pages 1-20
Consideration of Legacy Structures Enabling a Double Helix Development of Production Systems and Products....Pages 21-32
Six Sigma Life Cycle....Pages 33-57
On the Influence of Material Selection Decisions on Second Order Cost Factors....Pages 59-79
Aircraft Industrialization Process: A Systematic and Holistic Approach to Ensuring Integrated Management of the Engineering Process....Pages 81-103
Material Flow Cost Accounting: A Tool for Designing Economically and Ecologically Sustainable Production Processes....Pages 105-130
Life Cycle Based Evaluation and Interpretation of Technology Chains in Manufacturing....Pages 131-151
Selecting Manufacturing Process Chains in the Early Stage of the Product Engineering Process with Focus on Energy Consumption....Pages 153-173
Manufacturing with Minimal Energy Consumption: A Product Perspective....Pages 175-191
Integrated Framework for Life Cycle-Oriented Evaluation of Product and Process Technologies: Conceptual Design and Case Study....Pages 193-215
Life Cycle Engineering Framework for Technology and Manufacturing Processes Evaluation....Pages 217-237
Proposal for an Architectural Solution for Economic and Environmental Global Eco-Cost Assessment: Model Combination Analysis....Pages 239-256
The Ecodesign of Complex Electromechanical Systems: Prioritizing and Balancing Performance Fields, Contributors and Solutions....Pages 257-279
Composite Fiber Recovery: Integration into a Design for Recycling Approach....Pages 281-296
A Design for Disassembly Approach to Analyze and Manage End-of-Life Options for Industrial Products in the Early Design Phase....Pages 297-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-325