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Title:	Integrated product and process development methodologies for environmentally conscious electronic products
Author:	Yan, Pingtao
View Online:	njit-etd2000-094 (xii, 136 pages ~ 10.0 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree:	Doctor of Philosophy
Program:	Electrical Engineering
Document Type:	Dissertation
Advisory Committee:	Zhou, MengChu (Committee co-chair) Sebastian, Donald H. (Committee co-chair) Carpinelli, John D. (Committee member) Caudill, Reggie J. (Committee member) Hou, Edwin (Committee member) Kurapati, Venkatesh (Committee member)
Date:	2000-01
Keywords:	Electronic industries --Environmental aspects. Life cycle assessment --Computer programms. Pollution --Prevention.
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	This research focuses on integrated product and process development (IPPD) methodologies for environmentally conscious electronic products. After a review of current research issues in the field of product and process development, a generic framework for IPPD is proposed which describes most of the concerned issues formally as constrained optimization problems. These problems may include such optimization objectives as cost, benefit, and environmental impact. Based on this framework, an IPPD methodology is proposed as a systems approach to competitive and environmentally conscious product and process development. A case study on personal computer development is performed illustrating how to apply the methodology meaningfully and efficiently. Eco-compass concept is then integrated into the methodology to evaluate environmental impact, and a case study on business telephone development is performed. To automate the design of products and processes, a solution methodology for IPPD based on logical representation of process relations is proposed with two illustrating product development examples. Finally, a timed IPPD methodology is introduced with increased modeling capability and decision accuracy. It considers the execution duration of processes and their time-varying characteristics. The timed methodology is applied to the life cycle development of flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) and provides a new way to develop cost-effective, high-quality, and environmentally conscious FMSs.