Consideration of Social Impacts During the Early Stages of Product Development for Sustainable Design

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Jia ◽  
Christopher A. Mattson ◽  
Gabrielle Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
The Social

Abstract Besides the explicit economic and environmental impacts, the product development process also produces an implicit social value — known as social impact. To help product designers better understand and plan for the social impact that their product may have, we present a social impact checklist table. This checklist table was constructed after a simple study was conducted on the design and reuse of corrugated cardboard. The checklist table provides the designer the opportunity to more deeply consider eleven social impact categories, map those categories to key indicators, and ultimately design parameters that influence social impact. We introduce this checklist table at the early stages of the product development process, aiming to make the otherwise implicit notion of social impact more explicit and recognizable. The checklist table has the potential to make the social dimension of sustainability more accessible to design engineers; they can then better conceive of sustainable solutions and create products that generate positive social impact.

A Simple Starting Point for Designing for and/or Assessing the Social Impact of Products

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Ottosson ◽  
Emma Hirschi ◽  
Christopher A. Mattson ◽  
Eric Dahlin
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Impact Categories ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

In this paper we present a starting point for designing for and/or assessing the social impact of engineered products. The starting point is a set of tables comprising products, their general functional characteristics, and the accompanying social impacts. We have constructed these tables by first extracting a set of social impact categories from the literature, then 65 products were qualitatively reviewed to find their social impact. The resulting product impact tables can be used at either the beginning of the product development process to decide what social impact to design for and discover product functions that lead to it, or later to qualitatively assess the social impact of a product being designed and/or to assess the impact of an existing product.

scholarly journals An Environmental and Operational Analysis of Quality Function Deployment-Based Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Neves Puglieri ◽  
Aldo Roberto Ometto ◽  
Rodrigo Salvador ◽  
Murillo Vetroni Barros ◽  
Cassiano Moro Piekarski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Quality Function ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Automotive Company ◽  
Life Cycle Perspective ◽  
Operational Criteria

Ecodesign consists of integrating environmental considerations into the product development process by means of practices that involve the use of methods, techniques, tools, and guidelines. However, many published practices do not incorporate important environmental issues, often resulting in a product development process that is ineffective from an ecodesign standpoint. This paper’s aim is threefold: (i) Identifying environmental and operational criteria and determining weights to these criteria; (ii) assessing and selecting quality function deployment (QFD)-based ecodesign methods using environmental and operational criteria, and (iii) analyzing the practitioners’ perception of the most suitable QFD-based method identified by the second aim. To that end, a comprehensive literature review of ecodesign practices based on QFD and its requirements was carried out, and a survey was conducted with environmental science and product development experts, whose answers enabled the prioritization of the characteristics those practices must meet from environmental and operational standpoints. Thereafter, a workshop was carried out with design engineers from an automotive company in Brazil. This study’s findings indicate that many QFD-based ecodesign methods fail to consider the life cycle perspective, do not assess environmental impacts, and have not been tested before being published. Another finding from industry designers suggests that ecodesign methods should be easy to use and not time-consuming.

Enhancing Design Education With Practical Knowledge Needed in Industry

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Pattison
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Development Process ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Design Intent ◽  
Design Engineers

Abstract Education in design has become a major priority in modern mechanical engineering curriculums. In particular, design education has focused on using good design methodology to produce optimum solutions, promote innovation, and encourage creativity in the engineer. There are other facets of the design engineer’s position that should also be emphasized at the education level. First, design engineers must be aware of the manufacturing processes that will be used to turn their concepts into working solutions. Second, they must understand how prototypes of those solutions fit into the overall product development process, and how new technologies such as Rapid Prototyping can enhance it. Finally, they must be able to effectively communicate their design intent, both graphically, verbally, and in writing, at all stages of the product development process. These three essential engineering skills, with special emphasis given to the last two and their place in design education, are covered in this paper.

scholarly journals DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN CHALLENGES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 851-860
Author(s):  
Tristan Briard ◽  
Camille Jean ◽  
Améziane Aoussat ◽  
Philippe Véron ◽  
Julie Le Cardinal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Early Stages

AbstractWith the rapid development of digital technologies, products connectivity is increasing as well as the data produced and collected. Forecasts on product development predict that this trend will keep on growing. In this context, new design solutions based on data are emerging. Those data-driven design approaches are common for identifying the customers' need when developing a new product. However, few studies cover data-driven design in the other early stages of product design. Thus, the research question addressed in this paper is: what are the challenges of data-driven design research in the early phases of the product development process? Through a literature review and a workshop proposed at the conference DESIGN 2020, this paper offers a first glimpse of future research leads. A list of 5 challenges for data-driven design in the early stages of product design is proposed and ranked from short term to long term.

scholarly journals Workplace to support the teamwork in the early stages of the product development process

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-187
Author(s):  
Andreas M. Kunz ◽  
Thomas Kennel ◽  
Andrea Mazzone ◽  
Stephan Müller
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Early Stages

The Changing Role of FEA in the Product Development Process

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suchit Jain
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Quick Turnaround ◽  
Changing Role

In recent years, the benefits of using FEA or design analysis as part of conceptual design have become apparent. The direct involvement of design engineers in analyzing their own designs allows for quick turnaround times and ensures that design modifications indicated by analysis results are promptly implemented in the design progress. Used properly, it yields trustworthy results that are already driving efficiencies and cost savings in industries ranging from consumer goods to automotive. This paper will outline the advances in technology which have made this change possible.

Knowledge Management in Eco-Innovation Practice: An Analysis of the Contribution of Eco-Innovation Tools in the Early Stages of the Product Development Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Seido Nagano ◽  
Antonio Iacono
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Standard Design ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between eco-innovation process and knowledge management (KM) from the perspective of tools and practices, in the initial stages of the product development process. Knowledge management can help to develop behaviours and practices that stimulate green knowledge and improve organisations’ eco-innovation performance. The analysis of the relationship between eco-innovation process and knowledge management in the initial stages of the product development process was performed using three tools: the Standard Design Process Form (SDPS), The STRETCH Methodology and the Product Ideas Tree (PIT) Diagram. The results show that the eco-innovation tools contribute significantly to the creation of knowledge in the early stages of the product development process, as evidenced in the selection of the best ideas and in the reduction of uncertainties on environmental and market opportunities.

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