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Environmentally conscious design (ecodesign) is at present among the key issues for manufacturers. Although many tools for ecodesign exist, how to employ different tools in combination is unavailable. To reveal a way of combinatorial utilization of QFDE (Quality Function Deployment for Environment) and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), which are characteristic tools for ecodesign, this paper aims at analyzing how designers obtain and utilize different types of outputs from those two tools through a case study of QFDE and LCA on an identical product, an industrial pump. Outputs from QFDE were proved to include their functional roles such as that of an impeller, which supports designers effectively but cannot be obtained from LCA. In contrast, the results produced by LCA are indispensable for obtaining quantitative and objective information on the environmental aspect. Hence, a combinatorial usage of QFDE and LCA is suggested for effective ecodesign.
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Sakao, T., Kaneko, K., Masui, K., Tsubaki, H. (2008). Combinatorial Usage of QFDE and LCA for Environmentally Conscious Design. In: Tsubaki, H., Yamada, S., Nishina, K. (eds) The Grammar of Technology Development. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-75232-5_4
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