Design for End of Life Value

In the early 1990 s the European Union identified
End of Life Vehicles as a priority waste stream and
the Directive was introduced. Automotive companies
are being pushed by environmental awareness and
legislation to recycle, remanufacture and reuse
components at the end of life. Within this scenario,
a design tool is needed for vehicle design
processes. Research has established the importance
of developing a specific design tool to fulfil the
current requirements of vehicle design. Hence, this
book discusses a new design tool called Design for
End of Life Value methodology for the vehicle design
and development process. It is believed that the
adoption of the Design for End of Life Value concept
at the early stage of vehicle design can help the
vehicle designers to fulfil the Directive
requirements and to assess vehicles for their
technical and economic viabilities at end of life.
This book is suitable for those who are interested
in sustainable development issues like design
engineers, vehicle manufacturers, recyclers,
dismantlers and also undergraduate and postgraduate
students.

Autorentext

He is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He received BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MSc in Manufacturing Engineering and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Coventry University. His current research interests are sustainable product design and manufacturing system.

Klappentext

In the early 1990's the European Union identified End of Life Vehicles as a priority waste stream and the Directive was introduced. Automotive companies are being pushed by environmental awareness and legislation to recycle, remanufacture and reuse components at the end of life. Within this scenario, a design tool is needed for vehicle design processes. Research has established the importance of developing a specific design tool to fulfil the current requirements of vehicle design. Hence, this book discusses a new design tool called Design for End of Life Value methodology for the vehicle design and development process. It is believed that the adoption of the Design for End of Life Value concept at the early stage of vehicle design can help the vehicle designers to fulfil the Directive requirements and to assess vehicles for their technical and economic viabilities at end of life. This book is suitable for those who are interested in sustainable development issues like design engineers, vehicle manufacturers, recyclers, dismantlers and also undergraduate and postgraduate students.