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De-manufacturing and re-manufacturing are fundamental technical solutions to efficiently recover value from post-use products. Disassembly in one of the most complex activities in de-manufacturing because i) the more manual it is the higher is its cost, ii) disassembly times are variable due to uncertainty of conditions of products reaching their EoL, and iii) because it is necessary to know which components to disassemble to balance the cost of disassembly. The paper proposes a methodology that finds ways of applications: it can be applied at the design stage to detect space for product design improvements, and it also represents a baseline from organizations approaching de-manufacturing for the first time. The methodology consists of four main steps, in which firstly targets components are identified, according to their environmental impact; secondly their disassembly sequence is qualitatively evaluated, and successively it is quantitatively determined via disassembly times, predicting also the status of the component at their End of Life. The aim of the methodology is reached at the fourth phase when alternative, eco-friendlier End of Life strategies are proposed, verified, and chosen.
Federica Cappelletti; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Mohammad Shadman Hanif. A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS DE-MANUFACTURING. Proceedings of the Design Society 2021, 1, 131 -140.
AMA StyleFederica Cappelletti, Marta Rossi, Michele Germani, Mohammad Shadman Hanif. A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS DE-MANUFACTURING. Proceedings of the Design Society. 2021; 1 ():131-140.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFederica Cappelletti; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Mohammad Shadman Hanif. 2021. "A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS DE-MANUFACTURING." Proceedings of the Design Society 1, no. : 131-140.
The fashion industry is responsible for a significant contribution to environmental pressure in the European Union. The present study aims to quantify the environmental impacts of a leather shoe production chain and identify the most criticalities in terms of companies, processes, and materials. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology was used to assess the impacts related to the production of a pair of classic man leather shoes. Slaughtering and tanning resulted in the less environmentally sustainable stages for almost all the analysed impact categories, except water resource depletion and ozone layer depletion. Such outcomes are mainly due to the high distance from animals’ skin suppliers to slaughterhouses and tanneries, the use of lorries transport, and the large use of unsustainable chemicals to treat the leather. Going downstream, the main hot spot refers to the use of cotton during upper manufacturing and shoe assembly and finishing. Three alternative realistic production scenarios were simulated to find the best sustainable mix. They focused on alternative means of transport, the substitution of cotton, and green purchasing of upper and lining. An environmental impact reduction of about 30% can be obtained if all the suggested scenarios are implemented.
Marta Rossi; Alessandra Papetti; Marco Marconi; Michele Germani. Life cycle assessment of a leather shoe supply chain. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering 2021, 14, 686 -703.
AMA StyleMarta Rossi, Alessandra Papetti, Marco Marconi, Michele Germani. Life cycle assessment of a leather shoe supply chain. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering. 2021; 14 (4):686-703.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta Rossi; Alessandra Papetti; Marco Marconi; Michele Germani. 2021. "Life cycle assessment of a leather shoe supply chain." International Journal of Sustainable Engineering 14, no. 4: 686-703.
The paper presents an interactive methodology partially inspired by Japanese Kaizen concept and applicable in several industrial contexts; its implementation starts when different circumstances arise, e.g. an analysis is carried out and some criticalities emerge. The proposed methodology aims at continuously improving processes under the environmental and economic perspectives. It is made up of eleven steps that leads the group from the issue identification to a new status, improved than the previous one, and improvable than the following. The case study describes an implementation of the methodology in an Italian medium company acting in the clothing sector, demonstrating its validity and efficacy. It was launched in the firm after energetic and environmental analyses outlined material, energy wastes and environmental impacts; they were tackled, and results show the methodology to be successful both from environmental and economic point of view.
Roberto Raffaeli; Marta Rossi; Federica Cappelletti. Sustainable strategies: a continuously improving methodology. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2021, 15, 151 -154.
AMA StyleRoberto Raffaeli, Marta Rossi, Federica Cappelletti. Sustainable strategies: a continuously improving methodology. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). 2021; 15 (1):151-154.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberto Raffaeli; Marta Rossi; Federica Cappelletti. 2021. "Sustainable strategies: a continuously improving methodology." International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 15, no. 1: 151-154.
Marta Rossi; Alessandra Papetti; Michele Germani; Marco Marconi. An Augmented Reality System for Operator Training in the Footwear Sector. Computer-Aided Design and Applications 2020, 18, 1 .
AMA StyleMarta Rossi, Alessandra Papetti, Michele Germani, Marco Marconi. An Augmented Reality System for Operator Training in the Footwear Sector. Computer-Aided Design and Applications. 2020; 18 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta Rossi; Alessandra Papetti; Michele Germani; Marco Marconi. 2020. "An Augmented Reality System for Operator Training in the Footwear Sector." Computer-Aided Design and Applications 18, no. 4: 1.
In last years, increasing attention on environmental matters is registered and companies are forced by legislations, normative and protocols to increase the environmental performances of their products. Observing the industrial context, it emerges there are several barriers for an effective implementation of eco-design strategies inside design departments. The paper presents a knowledge repository tool, which aims at both, providing a basic guide on environmental sustainability issues and favoring knowledge sharing among design departments. The tool is mainly based on a structured repository in which company materials, organized in different forms, are collected. The repository contains training section, well-organized guidelines, company specific knowledge and milestone. The implementation of the tool in two industrial companies is presented and results of usability and tool effectiveness discussed.
Marta Rossi; Marco Marconi; Roberto Menghi; Alessandra Papetti. A Knowledge Repository to Support Ecodesign Implementation in Manufacturing Companies. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations 2019, 651 -661.
AMA StyleMarta Rossi, Marco Marconi, Roberto Menghi, Alessandra Papetti. A Knowledge Repository to Support Ecodesign Implementation in Manufacturing Companies. Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations. 2019; ():651-661.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta Rossi; Marco Marconi; Roberto Menghi; Alessandra Papetti. 2019. "A Knowledge Repository to Support Ecodesign Implementation in Manufacturing Companies." Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations , no. : 651-661.
The increasing focus on environmental practices has led academia and industry to address eco-sustainability in different ways. Recent improvements to supply chain management (SCM) have also included environmental sustainability as a key factor, in addition to common drivers such as risk, supply quality, and cost. Although several eco-sustainable SCM approaches have been proposed, often those solutions remain too theoretical and difficult to implement. This paper contributes to this research topic by proposing a web-based platform capable of tracing suppliers and related processes along the entire product supply chain (SC). This platform is a powerful decision-making tool for improving overall SC environmental sustainability. A structured methodology is defined and implemented that can efficiently model complex SCs, share data between actors, and measure its environmental sustainability. To demonstrate the platform applicability and validate its effectiveness in industrial settings, a case study of industrial partners involved in the production of leather shoes is provided.
Alessandra Papetti; Marco Marconi; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani. Web-based platform for eco-sustainable supply chain management. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2018, 17, 215 -228.
AMA StyleAlessandra Papetti, Marco Marconi, Marta Rossi, Michele Germani. Web-based platform for eco-sustainable supply chain management. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2018; 17 ():215-228.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandra Papetti; Marco Marconi; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani. 2018. "Web-based platform for eco-sustainable supply chain management." Sustainable Production and Consumption 17, no. : 215-228.
Green building design and architecture have become widespread tenets in the development of sustainable buildings. In this context, the use of sustainable materials and the awareness of resource/energy consumption are strategic aspects to consider for the improvement of building performances. This paper presents a new and structured approach to address uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to support the decision-making process in building renovation. This “probabilistic” approach to LCA allows for the obtaining of results expressed as ranges of environmental impacts and for alternative solutions, offering an idea of the meaning of input parameters’ uncertainties and their influence on the result. The approach includes (i) the assessment of inputs’ uncertainties (represented by Probability Density Functions—PDF); (ii) the data sampling; and (iii) the uncertainty propagation (Monte Carlo method). Variance decomposition techniques have been used to sample inputs’ PDFs and assess their impact on the LCA result distribution (sensitivity analysis). The methodology application is illustrated through a case study where three building retrofit measures were assessed. Results provide an insight about the uncertainties of LCA indicators in terms of climate change and nonrenewable energy. The input parameters related to the use phase are confirmed as the most influential in building LCA.
Claudio Favi; Elisa Di Giuseppe; Marco D’Orazio; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani. Building Retrofit Measures and Design: A Probabilistic Approach for LCA. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3655 .
AMA StyleClaudio Favi, Elisa Di Giuseppe, Marco D’Orazio, Marta Rossi, Michele Germani. Building Retrofit Measures and Design: A Probabilistic Approach for LCA. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (10):3655.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudio Favi; Elisa Di Giuseppe; Marco D’Orazio; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani. 2018. "Building Retrofit Measures and Design: A Probabilistic Approach for LCA." Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3655.
Promoting a more sustainable and energy-saving economy is one of the main goal of the European Community. In this context, home appliance manufacturers are researching and developing more efficient and sustainable products. Home automation and smart objects, by implementing specific energy management strategies, can significantly reduce energy waste. This paper aims to investigate the benefits offered, in terms of environmental impacts, by a smart system for kitchen air treatment. The system is composed by two inter-connected smart devices: a kitchen hood and an additional aspiration system able to assure a constant indoor comfort minimizing energy consumption and heat losses. Three different configurations were analyzed and compared: conventional extractor kitchen hood, smart extractor kitchen hood, and smart filtrating kitchen hood with smart additional aspiration system. Results show that in comparison with a traditional hood, products equipped with smart devices present lower environmental impact, due to the optimization of their energy consumptions.
Vincenzo Castorani; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Marco Mandolini; Alessio Vita. Life Cycle Assessment of Home Smart Objects: Kitchen Hood Cases. Procedia CIRP 2018, 69, 499 -504.
AMA StyleVincenzo Castorani, Marta Rossi, Michele Germani, Marco Mandolini, Alessio Vita. Life Cycle Assessment of Home Smart Objects: Kitchen Hood Cases. Procedia CIRP. 2018; 69 ():499-504.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVincenzo Castorani; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Marco Mandolini; Alessio Vita. 2018. "Life Cycle Assessment of Home Smart Objects: Kitchen Hood Cases." Procedia CIRP 69, no. : 499-504.
The paper defines a framework called virtual eco-design aiming to support designers and engineers in the development of sustainable energy-related products. Virtual prototyping is used to perform energy consumption tests according with ecodesign and energy label regulations. The goal is to build a knowledge-based repository in which virtual tests are stored and classified to create eco-knowledge. Induction hob has been analysed to verify the applicability of the approach and the integration in a traditional product development process. Results highlight how the proposed methodology increases company eco-knowledge providing a tangible support in the definition of energy-label compliant products.
Anna Costanza Russo; Marta Rossi; Daniele Landi; Michele Germani; Claudio Favi. Virtual Eco-design: How to Use Virtual Prototyping to Develop Energy-labelling Compliant Products. Procedia CIRP 2018, 69, 668 -673.
AMA StyleAnna Costanza Russo, Marta Rossi, Daniele Landi, Michele Germani, Claudio Favi. Virtual Eco-design: How to Use Virtual Prototyping to Develop Energy-labelling Compliant Products. Procedia CIRP. 2018; 69 ():668-673.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna Costanza Russo; Marta Rossi; Daniele Landi; Michele Germani; Claudio Favi. 2018. "Virtual Eco-design: How to Use Virtual Prototyping to Develop Energy-labelling Compliant Products." Procedia CIRP 69, no. : 668-673.
Energy label is an important strategy to save energy in the household appliances sector. There are many publications related to standards and labels but little information about their potentialities and limits. Although successful standards and labels have been launched in many Countries, their implementation does not have a unique structure, the same energy policy framework and citizens awareness. This study aims to perform an analysis of principal aspects related to Energy Label framework to understand its main potentialities and limitations. Possible strategies to overcome these limits and suggestions to increase its effectiveness are also proposed.
Anna Costanza Russo; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Claudio Favi. Energy Label Directive: Current Limitations and Guidelines for the Improvement. Procedia CIRP 2018, 69, 674 -679.
AMA StyleAnna Costanza Russo, Marta Rossi, Michele Germani, Claudio Favi. Energy Label Directive: Current Limitations and Guidelines for the Improvement. Procedia CIRP. 2018; 69 ():674-679.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna Costanza Russo; Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Claudio Favi. 2018. "Energy Label Directive: Current Limitations and Guidelines for the Improvement." Procedia CIRP 69, no. : 674-679.
The purpose of this study is to perform a new literature review of the principal ecodesign methods and tools published in the literature over the last twenty years with the objective of understanding the main obstacles that limit their actual and effective implementation in industrial companies. The main research studies on ecodesign issues are presented and classified in a structured framework on the basis of the scope perspective. Then, an exploration of the main barriers, according to the literature, that prevent the implementation of ecodesign approaches in industrial companies, is presented and compared with possible strategies that allow these barriers to be overcome.
Marta Rossi; Michele Germani; Alessandra Zamagni. Review of ecodesign methods and tools. Barriers and strategies for an effective implementation in industrial companies. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 129, 361 -373.
AMA StyleMarta Rossi, Michele Germani, Alessandra Zamagni. Review of ecodesign methods and tools. Barriers and strategies for an effective implementation in industrial companies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 129 ():361-373.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarta Rossi; Michele Germani; Alessandra Zamagni. 2016. "Review of ecodesign methods and tools. Barriers and strategies for an effective implementation in industrial companies." Journal of Cleaner Production 129, no. : 361-373.
The adoption of an eco-design approach is a key challenge for the total quality environmental management (TQEM). Recently, several eco-design methodologies have been presented, but none can be easily integrated in the traditional design process of manufacturing companies. The research presented in this paper aims to define a methodology, called G.EN.ESI, to help designers (especially those ones without a specific know-how on eco-design), during the development of sustainable products. In order to aid designers in the assessment of the environmental and cost impacts of a product, also a set of software tools have been defined. Using such a platform, the designer is supported by a robust workbench to perform all the analyses required to evaluate the product eco-sustainability for each phase of the product lifecycle. This software platform is essential for companies which want to implement the G.EN.ESI methodology without upsetting their own consolidated modus operandi and the internal organisation.
Michele Germani; Marco Mandolini; Marco Marconi; Marco Mengarelli; Maura Mengoni; Marta Rossi. An approach to foster eco-design in 'traditional' companies without eco-knowledge. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 2016, 18, 1 .
AMA StyleMichele Germani, Marco Mandolini, Marco Marconi, Marco Mengarelli, Maura Mengoni, Marta Rossi. An approach to foster eco-design in 'traditional' companies without eco-knowledge. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management. 2016; 18 (2/3):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichele Germani; Marco Mandolini; Marco Marconi; Marco Mengarelli; Maura Mengoni; Marta Rossi. 2016. "An approach to foster eco-design in 'traditional' companies without eco-knowledge." International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 18, no. 2/3: 1.