Title :
Analysis of products for end-of-life management
Author :
Knight, W.A. ; Boothroyd, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Rhode Island, RI, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes procedures for determining: the financial and ecological effects of end-of-life disassembly. Methods for optimizing the disassembly sequences to release valuable or environmentally beneficial items as early as possible are outlined. Application of these procedures to a range of typical electromechanical products is described
Keywords :
economics; environmental factors; management; waste disposal; disassembly sequences; ecological effects; electromechanical products; end-of-life management; environmentally beneficial items; financial effects; product analysis; Assembly; Cost benefit analysis; Databases; Design for disassembly; Government; Manufacturing industries; Optimization methods; Product design; Productivity; Recycling;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Industries Forum of New England, 1997. Professional Program Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3987-8
DOI :
10.1109/EIF.1997.605371
