Configuration Analysis to Support Product Redesign for End-of-life Disassembly
Abstract
End-of-life product disassembly is an important process that makes the parts of a product available for different material and part recycling processes at end of its useful life. However, the efficiency of the disassembly process greatly affects the economics of meeting the environmental goals set for the product. An important determinant of the efficiency of disassembly is the product configuration. Therefore, it is essential for the designer to assess these implications of the configuration while designing a product for end-of-life disassembly. In this paper, a formal model, called the Configuration-Value (CV) model, is proposed to evaluate and analyse the effect of configuration on disassembly. The model focuses on the rate of value extraction during the disassembly process. The model is used to identify the critical bottlenecks in the configuration, to help the designer to identify the design changes that need to be made to improve the product 'disassemblability'. An example is presented to demonstrate the application of the proposed model.
Recommended Citation
S. Viswanathan and V. Allada, "Configuration Analysis to Support Product Redesign for End-of-life Disassembly," International Journal of Production Research, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1733 - 1753, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis, May 2001.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540110034887
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0020-7543
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
20 May 2001
Comments
Directorate for Engineering, Grant 9727136