doi: 10.7763/IJIMT.2013.V4.379
A Fuzzy-AHP Framework for Evaluation of Eco-Design Alternatives
Hing Kai Chan1
,
Xiaojun Wang2 ,
Sai Ho Chung3
- 1Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, UK.
- 2Department of Management, University of Bristol, UK.
- 3Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,.
Abstract
This paper presents a model that integrates fuzzy logic and AHP for the selection of green product designs. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a popular and comprehensive tool in the literature for analyzing the environmental impacts of a product from its origin (i.e. raw materials) to its end-of-life. However, LCA is unable to handle “uncertainty” when evaluating alternative designs and its time consuming in the data collection process. Therefore, the proposed Fuzz-AHP (FAHP)is combined with LCA to analyze the environmental impacts of a product. Some of the disadvantages of LCA can be remedied. The result is a tool that is easy to use by practitioners to obtain valuable information for evaluating various product designs, and particularly useful in the early stages of design when different options can be evaluated and screened out.
Keywords
- Fuzzy
- AHP
- LCA
- electronics product
How to Cite
Hing Kai Chan, Xiaojun Wang, and Sai Ho Chung, "A Fuzzy-AHP Framework for Evaluation of Eco-Design Alternatives," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 147-151, 2013. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIMT.2013.V4.379
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Copyright © 2013 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).