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2019
Journal Article
Title

Increasing resource efficiency with an engineering decision support system for comparison of product design variants

Abstract
The development of sustainable and resource-efficient products requires consideration of multiple design targets concerning the whole product life cycle. Taking these factors into account leads to complex decision situations with conflicting targets and trade-offs. To support design engineers in these situations an Engineering Decision Support System (EDSS) has been developed. In this article, the overall concept of the EDSS is presented. Furthermore, one function of the EDSS to assist a systematic comparison of product variants is introduced in detail. It is based on combining an existing PLM solutions (in particular Siemens Teamcenter 11/Siemens NX9) and software for Life Cycle Assessment (GaBi 7). Beyond a proof of concept for information exchange between both systems a methodology is presented which enables design engineers to systematically assess and select multiple product variants based on their resource utilization. The approach is complemented with a comprehensive case study for different design options of a core slide. In the scope of this study, variations of geometry (solid vs. hollow design), materials (hot-working steel vs. nickel-based superalloy) and manufacturing processes (laser metal deposition vs. milling) were considered. Furthermore, a usability study of the decision support tool is shown.
Author(s)
Buchert, Tom
TU Berlin
Ko, Nathanael
Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik IBP  
Graf, Roberta  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik IBP  
Vollmer, Thomas  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT  
Alkhayat, Moritz  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT  
Brandenburg, Elisabeth  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik IPK  
Stark, Rainer
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik IPK  
Klocke, Fritz
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT  
Leistner, Philip  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik IBP  
Schleifenbaum, Johannes Henrich
Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT  
Journal
Journal of cleaner production  
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.104
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik IBP  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik IPK  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT  
Keyword(s)
  • design

  • decision support

  • PLM

  • resource efficiency

  • LCA

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