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

Siru Sihvonen*, Tuomas Ritola

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    Abstrakti

    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.

    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    Otsikko22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering 2015
    ToimittajatS. Kara
    KustantajaElsevier
    Sivut639-644
    Sivumäärä6
    ISBN (painettu)9781510804593
    DOI - pysyväislinkit
    TilaJulkaistu - 2015
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
    TapahtumaCIRP CONFERENCE ON LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING - Sydney, Austraalia
    Kesto: 7 huhtik. 20159 huhtik. 2015
    Konferenssinumero: 22

    Julkaisusarja

    NimiProcedia CIRP
    KustantajaElsevier
    Vuosikerta29
    ISSN (painettu)2212-8271

    Conference

    ConferenceCIRP CONFERENCE ON LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING
    Maa/AlueAustraalia
    KaupunkiSydney
    Ajanjakso07/04/201509/04/2015

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