group implements the standardized process called “PODeST”. It aims at comprehensively optimising processes from a technical, economic as well as environmental perspective while exploiting the high flexibility regarding process design in
early process development phases concerning all aspects of process relevance.
PODeST is not striving for the highest level of accuracy but rather robustness of
results (e.g. right order of magnitude). PODeST is benefiting from synergy effects
by making use of mass and energy balance data already acquired during the
development and planning phase.
This presentation highlighted the link between environmental evaluation of
processes and product design cycle. It also opened the discussion on the
Environmental Technology Verification. One key message to succeed in the integration of sustainability in design relied on the usability of tools and methods by
engineers and designers, with support of LCA expert if needed.
The presentation of Julien Garcia (Groupe PSA), described the implementation
of environmental requirements in the innovation process of complex systems
applied to the automotive. The automotive design is restricted by environmental
regulations, mainly focusing on reducing emissions of CO 2 and other pollutants
emitted by vehicle exhaust pipes. The eco-design strategy of Groupe PSA moves
toward a more holistic point of view and experiences life cycle methodology to
make environmentally virtuous design choices since seven years. A methodology
and a tool have been developed for integrating the Evaluation of the Environmental
Performance of Innovative Complex Sub-systems (EEPICS). It allows to integrate
the requirements of Groupe PSA’s environment department into the innovation
procedures, to extend the environment dimension to the notions “life cycle” and
“multi-criteria”, and to generate an organizational learning for both innovation
teams and environment/eco-design team. The eco-design framework is the central
and structuring framework of environmental requirements integration, allowing the
coordination of the development of a set of tools. Indeed, specific evaluation tools
are customised and used, including one for evaluating the influence of innovation
on vehicle recyclability, and another one for the evaluation of innovation environmental impacts. The outcomes of such analyses support the global learning. An
application on the “Stop & Start” technology was carried on, leading to three
significant key results involving the innovation teams from the beginning of the
eco-design based innovation process facilitates the learning phases, its validation
through the quality procedure is essential for the approach to be sustainable; using
generic models of vehicle is sufficient to evaluate quantitatively innovative automotive sub-systems.
The discussion, based on questions from the audience focused on the involvement of suppliers and subcontractors in the approach, since innovation process,
focusing at products and suppliers, manufacturing systems or end of life solutions
highlighted the need of a tool like eco-design at the early stage product
development.
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early process development phases concerning all aspects of process relevance.
PODeST is not striving for the highest level of accuracy but rather robustness of
results (e.g. right order of magnitude). PODeST is benefiting from synergy effects
by making use of mass and energy balance data already acquired during the
development and planning phase.
This presentation highlighted the link between environmental evaluation of
processes and product design cycle. It also opened the discussion on the
Environmental Technology Verification. One key message to succeed in the integration of sustainability in design relied on the usability of tools and methods by
engineers and designers, with support of LCA expert if needed.
The presentation of Julien Garcia (Groupe PSA), described the implementation
of environmental requirements in the innovation process of complex systems
applied to the automotive. The automotive design is restricted by environmental
regulations, mainly focusing on reducing emissions of CO 2 and other pollutants
emitted by vehicle exhaust pipes. The eco-design strategy of Groupe PSA moves
toward a more holistic point of view and experiences life cycle methodology to
make environmentally virtuous design choices since seven years. A methodology
and a tool have been developed for integrating the Evaluation of the Environmental
Performance of Innovative Complex Sub-systems (EEPICS). It allows to integrate
the requirements of Groupe PSA’s environment department into the innovation
procedures, to extend the environment dimension to the notions “life cycle” and
“multi-criteria”, and to generate an organizational learning for both innovation
teams and environment/eco-design team. The eco-design framework is the central
and structuring framework of environmental requirements integration, allowing the
coordination of the development of a set of tools. Indeed, specific evaluation tools
are customised and used, including one for evaluating the influence of innovation
on vehicle recyclability, and another one for the evaluation of innovation environmental impacts. The outcomes of such analyses support the global learning. An
application on the “Stop & Start” technology was carried on, leading to three
significant key results involving the innovation teams from the beginning of the
eco-design based innovation process facilitates the learning phases, its validation
through the quality procedure is essential for the approach to be sustainable; using
generic models of vehicle is sufficient to evaluate quantitatively innovative automotive sub-systems.
The discussion, based on questions from the audience focused on the involvement of suppliers and subcontractors in the approach, since innovation process,
focusing at products and suppliers, manufacturing systems or end of life solutions
highlighted the need of a tool like eco-design at the early stage product
development.
366
N. Perry and J. Garcia