Date of Award
January 2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Karthik Ramani
Second Advisor
Fu Zhao
Committee Member 1
Carol Handwerker
Committee Member 2
John Sutherland
Abstract
With future environmental regulations imminent in the United States, manufacturing companies are faced with the need to optimize existing product systems for environmental efficiency without compromising their performance, quality and deployment. To meet this need, computer-supported design tools must be extended to allow for identifying, indexing, and delivering lifecycle knowledge to users at various organizational levels and roles, e.g. managers, assemblers, and suppliers. The challenges associated with such an undertaking lie within the complex nature of lifecycle data, which carries with it spatial-temporal dependencies from multiple sources in an unstructured form. Just as lifecycle data resides in ``silos'' based on its individual domain, the existing tools and frameworks are fragmented and lack unified integration to be used for lifecycle decision making. This fragmentation has created significant barriers for designers for integrating sustainability-related considerations within lifecycle design.
Recommended Citation
Bernstein, William Zev, "Human-Centered Environmentally Conscious Product Redesign Methods" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1508.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1508