Using Life Cycle Management to Evaluate Lead-Free Electrocoat
‡ 970696
Environmental costs are a delayed financial burden that result from product decisions made early in the product life cycle--early material choices may create regulatory and waste management costs that were not factored into the acquisition cost. This paper outlines a step-wise approach to determine decision points; environmental, health, safety and recycling (EHS&R) cost drivers that affect decisions; and sources of information required to conduct a Life Cycle Management (LCM) review. Additionally, how LCM fits into the larger concurrent engineering framework is illustrated with an electrocoat primer example. Upstream and downstream supply chain processes are reviewed, as well as organizational challenges that affect the decision process.
Citation: Kainz, R., Prokopyshen, M., and Franklin, W., "Using Life Cycle Management to Evaluate Lead-Free Electrocoat‡," SAE Technical Paper 970696, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970696. Download Citation
Author(s):
Robert J. Kainz, Monica H. Prokopyshen, William E. Franklin
Affiliated:
Chrysler Corp.
Pages: 8
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Design for Environmentally Safe Automotive Products and Processes-SP-1263
Related Topics:
Supply chain management
Waste management
Technical review
Financial management
Vehicle drivers
Recycling
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