Linking Simulation-Based LCA to Manufacturing Decision Support: An Iron Foundry Case Study
2022 (English)In: Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXV: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, Incorporating the 36th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, 6–8 September 2022, University of Derby, Derby, UK / [ed] Mahmoud Shafik; Keith Case, IOS Press, 2022, p. 325-333Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In recent years, an increasing number of legislations have mandated environmental impact evaluations of products from a life cycle perspective. This study applies a discrete-event simulation-based life cycle assessment to study the environmental consequences that respond to system configuration changes in production processes. The proposed method allows capturing the dynamic links in production processes, which is lacking in conventional static LCA modelling. This approach is demonstrated via a real-world case study of a Swedish foundry production line, where its environmental impacts’ hotspots are identified. These environmental consequences are further analyzed to link to the respective production decision domains for providing suggestions on potential improvements. This study demonstrates the value of combining DES and LCA for revealing the hidden environmental consequences of production processes that are difficult to uncover with traditional LCA studies. Moreover, the strengths and difficulties of the proposed method are also discussed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IOS Press, 2022. p. 325-333
Series
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, ISSN 2352-751X, E-ISSN 2352-7528 ; 25
Keywords [en]
Decision support systems, Discrete event simulation, Environmental impact, Foundries, Iron, Life cycle, Case-studies, Decision supports, Decisions makings, Discrete-event simulations, Environmental consequences, Environmental impact evaluation, Iron foundries, Life cycle assessment, Life cycle perspectives, Production process, Decision making, discrete-event simulation
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics Other Environmental Engineering Environmental Sciences Environmental Management
Research subject
Production and Automation Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21938DOI: 10.3233/ATDE220611Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85145600955ISBN: 978-1-64368-330-0 (print)ISBN: 978-1-64368-331-7 (electronic)ISBN: 978-1-614994-39-8 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21938DiVA, id: diva2:1702905
Conference
19th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, Incorporating the 36th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, 6–8 September 2022, University of Derby, Derby, UK
Note
CC BY-NC 4.0
International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ISSN 2053-3373
2022-10-122022-10-122023-05-03Bibliographically approved
In thesis