Title :
Ecological information system-data exchange system between manufacturers and recyclers
Author :
Ohashi, Toshijiro ; Hiroshige, Yuzo ; Ishida, Tomotoshi ; Midorikawa, Tomoyuki ; Urakami, Takeshi ; Uno, Motoo
Author_Institution :
Production Eng. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
In order to realize a sustainable society, economically feasible recycling is essential. Such a system requires effective utilization of product and recycling process information for environmentally conscious product design and efficient, high quality recycling. A prototype of an ecological information system that enables information exchange between manufacturers and recyclers has been developed. Basic functions have been examined and future objectives for practical installation are being discussed
Keywords :
design for environment; electronic data interchange; information systems; product development; production engineering computing; recycling; data exchange; ecological information system; economically feasible recycling; environmentally conscious product design; high quality recycling; manufacturers; product information; recyclers; recycling process information; sustainable society; Environmental economics; Information systems; Laboratories; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Product design; Production engineering; Prototypes; Recycling; System buses;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747598
