A software platform to support an integrated eco-design methodology
Today the consideration of environmental issues is essential in relation to companies’ sustainability policy. The literature review reveals that ecodesign is not an easy viewpoint to integrate due to its specificities. Despite the great number of existing tools and methods, companies still encounter difficulties for implementing ecodesign in their design process.
This research work aims at providing a combined solution including a methodology supported by a software platform. The methodology guides the design team through a series of steps to realize in the design process. And, to manage ecodesign activities, we defined the structure of a software platform gathering the necessary tools for the design team: tools for the design of the product life cycle, an assessment tool for the cost and the environmental impacts, a guidance tool based on ecodesign rules and case studies, a monitoring tool for the project indicators, and databases in relation with the model of the product and its life cycle.
The results of two industrial experiments demonstrate the validity of our proposition. However, a limit of the platform has been identified during the second case study. A third experiment has therefore been realised during a workshop in an international conference to tackle this point.
Key words: Ecodesign methodology, Ecodesign platform, Integrated design, Product development, Household appliances, G.EN.ESI European project
M. Dominique MILLET - Professeur, Université de Toulon, Rapporteur
M. Lionel ROUCOULES - Professeur, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Rapporteur
Mme Nadège TROUSSIER - Professeur, Université de Technologie de Troyes, Examinateur
M. Michele GERMANI - Professeur, Universita Politecnica delle Marche (It), Examinateur
Mme Tracy BHAMRA - Professeur, Loughborough University (UK), Examinateur
Mme Peggy ZWOLINSKI - Professeur, Université de Grenoble Alpes, Directrice de thèse
Date of update March 10, 2016