Low Impact Product Lifecycle
Whether it is lower energy consumption of production machines in standby mode or shorter distances in logistics: Even small changes can significantly improve the overall sustainability balance of a product. Corresponding product properties are also increasingly in demand among customers or necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
Sustainable competitiveness thus requires that products and their development be considered "end-to-end" and aligned with customers as well as sustainability criteria - from their birth as an idea to their end of life in the market or their recycling.
Orientation framework for the development of sustainable products
ROI-EFESO supports companies in designing and implementing sustainable product lifecycle solutions. Our "Low Impact Product Lifecycle" classifies sustainability goals that can relate to physical products, software or services. Companies thus receive an orientation framework to move step by step towards a "zero impact" of their product portfolio.
ROI-EFESO's service portfolio includes conceptual and operational support in all lifecycle phases to be considered in a realignment of the product portfolio as well as the R&D organization:
Phase 1: Focus creativity and resources on sustainable product ideas
- Development of climate-neutral and sustainable products (reduction of resources, energy use) and introduction of "sustainability by product design" approaches
- Increasing innovation for sustainable products and functions
- Anchoring sustainability culture and thinking in product development
- Creation of specifications that make sustainability tangible in terms of goals, measures and limits, especially via the basic, performance and enthusiasm characteristics of the product
- Early structural integration of sustainability and EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) functions in the development and industrialization of products
- Estimation and simulation of price willingness through sustainable functions (sustainability payback)
- Evaluation and simulation of possible customer experiences regarding the sustainability aspects of the product
- Development and implementation of new pricing and usage concepts with a focus on the entire product life cycle and a sustainable circular economy
Phase 2: Sustainable products are created
- Consideration of the company's sustainability goals in its products as well as in product development
- Transparency about the "sustainability index" of products and their use for customers
- Evaluation of product design in terms of recyclability, long service life, repairability, simplicity and upgradeability, as well as environmentally sustainable product use, e.g. through share use
- Alignment of product design with sustainable product use, taking into account material compliance criteria and metrics
- Digitization of product development, e.g., through digital "sustainability twins," simulation, and virtualization to reduce physical Waste, such as through prototyping
- Evaluation of product sustainability with life cycle engineering (LCE) methods such as a life cycle analysis on the environmental impact of the product
- Management of technical and environmental compliance such as REACH and certification of products and development processes
Phase 3: Evaluate and improve products in use
- Establishment of a transparent ecological footprint of the entire product life cycle from procurement, production, consumption to recycling and reuse
- Comparison with life cycle costs of traditional products
- Identification and integration of sustainability potentials of predictive maintenance and environmentally friendly upgradeability of products
- Focusing the next generation of products on reducing emissions and consumption from low to zero impact
Phase 4: Dispose of or recycle products
- Expansion of the value creation analysis to include sustainability criteria and consideration of the potentials of the circular economy.
- Reduction of the proportion of critical and non-recyclable materials in products and packaging
- Increased use of standard, carry-over, or recycled parts and components (frugal development)
„THE NEXT DECADE IS ABOUT COMBINING MATERIAL SAVINGS AND MATERIAL CHANGE“
Dr. Fritz Flanderka, Managing Director, Reclay Holding GmbH, on trends and drivers for sustainable Waste management.
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PRODUCT DESIGN FOR SUSTAINBILITY
1Product refers to anything that can be sold, e.g. B. a physical product, software and service LCE: Life Cycle Engineering, LCA:Life Cycle Assessment, TCO: Total Cost of Ownership, NPI: New Product Introduction PDP: Product Development Process, CO2e: CO2-eqauvialent
Idea generation
- Sustainability as a driver for innovation
- Assessing the payback of sustainability
- Evaluating the eco-induced customer experience
Utilization
- Reduced emissions and consumption
- Environmentally friendly upgradeability
- Predictive maintenance
Recovery & Disposal
- Second-lifeappliance
- Efficient recycling network
The following starting points are essential in a targeted development of sustainable products:
- Balanced product portfolio including sustainable products
- Integrated life cycle engineering approach to support the circular economy
- Adapted NPI/PDP to anchor the sustainable approach in product design
- Implementation of a sustainability management system for product ranges
- Reduced use of resources in product development (e.g. in the number of test samples)
- Use of digital potential for uniform global monitoring of sustainability performance
- Anchoring sustainability culture and thinking in product design
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE RESURRECTIONN
ROI-EFESO's “Product Life Cycle” approach classifies sustainability goals for physical products, software or services in four phases.
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Project: Transformation program in the context of a complete switch from fossil fuels to sustainable energy.
Result: Establishment of the required new competencies in development and operations.
PRODUCT & SYSTEM LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT VON ROI-EFESO
Ein Optimum bei Umsatzwachstum, Kosten und Time-to-Market im Produktportfolio erreichen.
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Case Studies
Product lifecycle optimization
In a pharmaceutical company that has established itself at the forefront of the industry with an extensive portfolio of hospital and medicinal products. Over the years, topics such as structures and process standards have fallen out of focus. With the support of ROI-EFESO, the company reacted quickly and created a concrete action plan for its worldwide product lifecycle management (PLM) in just nine months.
Digital Process Twin: Process optimization through Predictive Quality and Predictive Production
An automotive supplier improved the transparency of work and organizational processes in a production plant for dashboards. With a "Digital Process Twin" from ROI-EFESO, the company reduced the reject rate and made improvement potentials in its value creation networks visible.