TY - JOUR
T1 - An extended fuzzy-AHP approach for the evaluation of green product designs
AU - Chan, Hing Kai
AU - Wang, Xiaojun
AU - White, Gareth Reginald Terence
AU - Yip, Nick
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Environmental concerns, from consumers, governments, and academics, have encouraged businesses to incorporate more environmentally conscious designs in their new product development. However, selection of the best green design is a decision-making process that is not easy to address. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a popular and comprehensive tool to accomplish the objective. Nevertheless, LCA is a time-consuming process that requires substantial resources and expertise. This research proposes an innovative approach to performing structured LCA in conjunction with the concept known as fuzzy analytical hierarchical process. In doing so, some of the disadvantages of LCA can be remedied and this provides a practical tool for performing LCA.
AB - Environmental concerns, from consumers, governments, and academics, have encouraged businesses to incorporate more environmentally conscious designs in their new product development. However, selection of the best green design is a decision-making process that is not easy to address. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a popular and comprehensive tool to accomplish the objective. Nevertheless, LCA is a time-consuming process that requires substantial resources and expertise. This research proposes an innovative approach to performing structured LCA in conjunction with the concept known as fuzzy analytical hierarchical process. In doing so, some of the disadvantages of LCA can be remedied and this provides a practical tool for performing LCA.
U2 - 10.1109/TEM.2012.2196704
DO - 10.1109/TEM.2012.2196704
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 327
EP - 339
JO - IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
JF - IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
SN - 0018-9391
IS - 2
ER -
