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Integrated Product and Process Design
A Procedure for Early Environmental Assessment
of Industrial Products
C. Rocco (a), S. Rizzuti (a), L. De Napoli (a)
(a) University of Calabria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rende, ITALY
Abstract:
The paper presents a procedure that a designer can use in the early phase of product
development in order to assess the environmental impact of the solution on which he/she
is working on.
Several methodologies are employed for this purpose, but basically we focus the attention
on the functional analysis by means of its graph structure and the DSM, Design Structure
Matrix. Both methods share the matrix format to manage functionalities and the relations
among them or components and the connections among them.
The original DSM format has been modified, introducing new records where the
interaction with the environment outside is recorded. A set of rules have been defined by
which it is possible to reach a rough assessment of the environmental impact.
The paper discusses the employment of the methodology with a test case.
Keywords: Sustainability, Conceptual Design,
Functional Analysis, DSM, Early Assessment
Corresponding Author: Claudio Rocco
Tel.:+39 0984 494757
Fax.:+39 0984 494736
e-mail:claudio-rocco@hotmail.it
Address: Ponte Pietro Bucci 46/C, 87030, Rende (Cosenza), Italy.
Solving an engineering problem in shipbuilding by Triz method
A. Nocerino (a), M. Pappalardo (a), A. Pellegrino (a), F. Villecco (a)
(a) University of Salerno, Department of Industrial Engineering
Abstract:
This work follows from an application of Triz theory to an engineering problem. The
mounting and positioning of a logo-structure on the ship funnel, which seems to be a
simple technical problem, might lead instead to a significant number of aesthetic,
structural and shipyard organization problems. After a careful examination of the various
solutions proposed, it was decided to analyze it by means of Triz methodology.
The analysis of technical reports and thanks to some works related to this field, we have
obtained the solution of the problem with the help of software specifically devoted to
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