Conceptualizing ReX for aggregating end-of-life strategies in product development

Siru Sihvonen; Tuomas Ritola

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2015.01.026

Conceptualizing ReX for aggregating end-of-life strategies in product development

Siru Sihvonen^*, Tuomas Ritola

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Abstract

Efforts towards a circular economy are accelerating and gaining more attention. Since product's lifecycle is mostly determined during early product development phases, it is crucial to support those phases with explicit strategic directions. This paper examines the possibility to aggregate various definitions of end-of-life (EoL) strategies in a visually compelling way. We propose a taxonomy for communication between multidisciplinary product development teams using ReX, an abbreviation for alternative EoL strategies starting with prefix 'Re', such as reduce, reuse, repurpose, repair, remanufacture, recycle, and recover. We construct our taxonomy based on a) EU Waste Directive, b) a systematic literature review, and c) relevant theoretical constructs. Then we discuss whether ReX allows assessing potential EoL alternatives, and steering the product development efforts. Finally, we suggest ReX for supporting decision-making when several stakeholders are involved, common language is sought for, and significant EoL related decisions are made at the early phases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering 2015
Editors	S. Kara
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	639-644
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781510804593
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.01.026
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering - Sydney, Australia Duration: 7 Apr 2015 → 9 Apr 2015 Conference number: 22

Publication series

Name	Procedia CIRP
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	29
ISSN (Print)	2212-8271

Conference

Conference	CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	07/04/2015 → 09/04/2015

Keywords

Decision-making
End-of-life
End-of-life strategies
Product development
Recover
Recycle
Reduce
Remanufacture
Resynthesize
Reuse

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