Knowledge Agora



Similar Articles

Title Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach
ID_Doc 24459
Authors Mesa, JA; González-Quiroga, A
Title Development of a diagnostic tool for product circularity: a redesign approach
Year 2023
Published Research In Engineering Design, 34, 4
Abstract The design of circular products is gaining relevance among academics, practitioners, and industry as a critical step to face material scarcity, the unsustainability of industrial processes, and excessive waste generation. Therefore, product design is a powerful research field to promote material, component, and product circularity throughout several lifecycles. However, there is a lack of formal methods to measure the circularity of products, especially from the early design stages. Therefore, this paper proposes a diagnostic tool for measuring circularity, identifying potential improvement opportunities, and redesigning interventions in the conceptual design phase. The tool consists of eight single indicators that measure disassemblability, reassemblability, durability, modularity, simplicity, standardization, commonality, relative costs, and the number of secondary functions of products. A case study is presented to validate the tool, considering several improvement scenarios around the 6R strategies. Finally, a list of redesign interventions for each improvement scenario was assembled as a primary output of the proposed tool.
PDF

Similar Articles

ID Score Article
2384 Saidani, M; Kim, H Design For Product Circularity: Circular Economy Indicators With Tools Mapped Along The Engineering Design Process(2021)
3097 Mesa, J; Esparragoza, I; Maury, H Developing a set of sustainability indicators for product families based on the circular economy model(2018)
26743 Shevchenko, T; Cluzel, F; Yannou, B; Esfandabadi, ZS; Ranjbari, M; Saidani, M; Danko, Y Completing the design for product circularity toolkit with hierarchical computation of circularity maturity diagram and redesign circular strategies(2024)
2403 Vimal, KEK; Tseng, ML; Raju, S; Cherukuri, M; Ashwithi, A; Kandasamy, J Circular function deployment: a novel mathematical model to identify design factors for circular economy(2022)Environment Development And Sustainability, 24, 7
5501 Pollard, J; Osmani, M; Cole, C; Grubnic, S; Colwill, J; Diaz, AI Developing and Applying Circularity Indicators for the Electrical and Electronic Sector: A Product Lifecycle Approach(2022)Sustainability, 14, 3
17078 Shahbazi, S; Jönbrink, AK Design Guidelines to Develop Circular Products: Action Research on Nordic Industry(2020)Sustainability, 12, 9
27858 Dagiliene, L; Ceicyte-Pranskune, J; Telesiene, A; Valusyte, R; Varzinskas, V Developing a circular design framework: Co-creation and validation of a circular product and service design tool(2024)Journal Of Industrial Ecology, 28.0, 4
7526 Angioletti, CM; Despeisse, M; Rocca, R Product Circularity Assessment Methodology(2017)
16311 Pruhs, A; Kusch, A; Woidasky, J; Viere, T Design for circularity in manufacturing industries-operationalisation and decision support(2024)
5559 Joustra, J; Bakker, C; Bessai, R; Balkenende, R Circular Composites by Design: Testing a Design Method in Industry(2022)Sustainability, 14, 13
Scroll