A method for sustainable product development based on a modular system of guiding questions |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduate Program of Industrial Engineering, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99, 5 Andar, 90035-190 Porto Alegre, Brazil;2. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, School of Computer and Communication Sciences, SCI-IC-RB, Station 14, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland;1. Universidade de Passo Fundo, Graduate Program on Business Administration and Graduate Program on Environmental Sciences, Rodovia BR 285, Km 292,7, S/n - São José, Passo Fundo, RS, 99052-900, Brazil;2. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Industrial Engineering Department, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, 5, Andar, 90035-190, Porto Alegre, Brazil;1. Technische Universität Berlin, Office PTZ4, Pascalstr. 8-9, 10707 Berlin, Germany;2. Fraunhofer Institute Production Systems and Design Technology, Pascalstr. 8-9, 10707 Berlin, Germany;1. Department of Industrial Information Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany;2. Department of Environmental Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany;3. Department of Optimization, Zuse Institute Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we present a method for sustainable product development (MSPD) with the aim of integrating social and ecological aspects of sustainability with a strategic business perspective in product development. The method applies backcasting from basic principles for sustainability, which allows a strategic approach, and it includes a modular system of guiding questions that are derived by considering these principles and the product life cycle. Initial testing in Swedish companies indicates that the suggested MSPD promotes a ‘bird's eye’ perspective and encourages and aids development of products that support society's transformation towards sustainability. Furthermore, it is concluded that the modular system provides flexibility and user-friendliness. |
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