Search Results - subject_exact:"Product life cycle"

Innovation Choice, product life cycles, and optimal trend inflation

Inokuma, Hiroshi; Katagiri, Mitsuru; Sudo, Nao - 2024

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Sustainability through additive manufacturing operations : a comparative industrial analysis with a life cycle assessment case study of Türkiye

Karadayi-Usta, Saliha - 2026

Background: Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is transforming global production systems with sustainability at its core. The global AM market growth underscores the urgency of evaluating its environmental implications. Methods: This study aims to (1) identify Life Cycle...

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Environmental performance of single-use plastic packaging : a life cycle assessment of end-of-life scenarios in the agri-food sector

Perez-Pastrana, Lydia; Guevara, Zeus; Castillo, Esteban; … - 2026

Plastic pollution poses a critical environmental challenge, driven by excessive consumption and inadequate waste management, particularly in agri-food systems. Mismanaged municipal solid waste contributes to severe ecological degradation as plastics accumulate in terrestrial, aquatic, and...

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Unveiling the environmental footprint of photovoltaic systems : a life cycle assessment across technologies and configurations

Luo, Xinyu; Chen, Wei; Nie, Jianyun; Li, Zhaoling - 2026

Rapid global PV (photovoltaic) expansion driven by global decarbonization goals requires comprehensive life cycle environmental evaluation. This study applies a harmonized life cycle assessment (LCA) to seven representative PV modules across six installation scenarios, enabling consistent...

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Tourism eco-efficiency through a modular lens

Teigeiro, Sarah; Bernard, Sophie; Frayret, Jean-Marc - 2026

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Accounting for imperfect displacement in life cycle assessment for refurbishing and remanufacturing operations

Cavallin Toscani, Antonio; Agrawal, Vishal; Atasu, Atalay; … - 2026

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Optimizing circular supply chains for live-streaming E-commerce : managing reverse logistics and environmental impacts using life cycle assessment

Sohail, Maham; Roy, Prosenjit; Khan, Sharfuddin Ahmed; … - 2026

Background: Live-streaming e-commerce has emerged as a significant retail channel, especially in the apparel industry, characterized by high impulse-driven purchase rates and elevated product returns. Reverse logistics processes associated with these returns generate considerable environmental...

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Methodology for the development of sustainable products

Lachmayer, Roland; Wurst-Köster, Johanna; Thelemann, Jorin - 2026

Preface -- Introduction -- Systems and Business Models -- Compliance, Rules and Guidelines -- Product Life Cycle and Circular Economy -- Footprint and Assessment -- Creativity Techniques -- Task Clarification and Requirements Management -- Product Architecture and 9R Strategy -- Effects and...

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Product life cycles and investment : a real options analysis

Balter, Anne G.; Huisman, Kuno J. M.; Kort, Peter M. - 2023 - This version: February 7, 2023

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Reputation or warranty, what is more effective against planned obsolescence?

Hartl, Richard F.; Kort, Peter M.; Wrzaczek, Stefan - 2023

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How does research and development intensity influence the performance of firms through different stages in product life cycle?

Li, Dan - 2025

Purpose - It is widely acknowledged that the ability of a firm to develop and exploit their innovative capabilities is a critical determinant that maintains their competitive advantage. The purpose is to evaluate the research and development (R&D) inputs and outcomes on the performance of firms...

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Alternative life cycle impact assessment methods for biodiversity footprinting could motivate different strategic priorities : a case study for a Dutch dairy multinational

Martínez-Ramón, Valentina; Bromwich, Talitha; … - 2025

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Advancing sustainable development through environmental performance monitoring : the organisational life cycle assessment

Ahmed, Salik; Liscio, Marco Ciro; Sospiro, Paolo; … - 2025

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Policies to reduce whole-life carbon in the built environment : learnings from the EU and Sweden

Urban, Patricia; Karlsson, Ida; Nipius, Luca - 2025

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Sustainable design and repair : leveraging circular economy and machine learning for product development

Mohammadian, Noushin; Valilai, Omid Fatahi; Schlüter, … - 2025

Optimising resource efficiency is essential for sustainable product lifecycle management (PLM). This motivates the use of novel methodologies such as sustainable design, circular economy concepts, and causal machine learning algorithms. This study focuses on repair as one of the circular economy...

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Open eco-innovations in sustainable product development : model framework of design thinking in Quality Life Cycle Assessment (DT-QLCA)

Siwiec, Dominika; Gajdzik, Bożena; Gawlik, Remigiusz; … - 2025

Sustainable product development requires integrating eco- and open innovation. Traditional Design Thinking (DT), while effective for iterative product improvement, often lacks the capability to address environmental considerations comprehensively, necessitating new approaches to balance consumer...

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Unveiling the building embodied carbon dynamics in Yangtze River Delta : spatial and life cycle perspectives

Liang, Hanwei; Zhang, Baizhe; Bian, Xin; Shen, Jieling; … - 2025

Understanding and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from building sector is significant to realize the net zero society. This research presents a bottom-up approach leveraging nighttime light (NTL) data to quantitatively assess and spatially represent urban building Material Stock (MS) and...

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A tourism area life cycle model with an index-dependent growth rate for modelling the poststagnation stage

Rodrigo, M.; Ajala, I.; Irhanida, A. K. - 2025

The resilience of the tourism industry is increasingly reliant on robust health infrastructure and effective disease detection systems, particularly in the face of ongoing global health challenges. This study introduces a modified tourism area life cycle model to explore the interplay between...

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Environmental footprint initiative : agricultural working group milestone 2 : life cycle inventory : modelling of fertilisers

2025

The Environmental Footprint (EF) methods recommended by the European Commission provide standardised metrics for assessing the environmental impacts of products and organisations within the EU. This report presents the findings from the Agricultural Working Group, Milestone 2, focusing on the...

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Environmental footprint initiative : agricultural working group milestone 1 : life cycle inventory : modelling of pesticides

2025

The Environmental Footprint (EF) methods, recommended by the European Commission, provide standardised metrics for evaluating the environmental performance of products and organisations within the EU. This report describes the outcomes from the Agricultural Working Group (AWG), milestone 1...

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Data governance as the digital backbone of proactive obsolescence management : a design science case study in asset-intensive industries

Georgescu, Mircea Radu; Schmuck, Matthias - 2025

Background: The service life and availability of electronic components are steadily declining, whereas the operational lifespan of industrial devices that incorporate such components often extends over several decades. This disparity creates a mismatch between the durability of individual...

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Life cycle assessment practices for PV technologies: systematic literature review

Patel, Zeena - 2025

In response to the growing importance of sustainability in solar energy development, this study addresses critical gaps in the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to photovoltaic (PV) technologies. A systematic review of 48 recent LCA studies across first-, second-, and third-generation...

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E-ledgers carbon accounting

Kaplan, Robert Steven; Ramanna, Karthik - 2025 - This draft: August 2, 2025

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Product cycles and Phillips curve : micro analysis

Dong, Mei; Shoji, Toshiaki; Teranishi, Yuki - 2025

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Automation and employment over the technology life cycle : evidence from European regions

Jaccoud, Florencia; Petit, Fabien; Ciarli, Tommaso; … - 2025 - This Version: June 2025

This paper analyzes how the impacts of ICT, Software & Databases, and Robots on European regional labor markets (1995–2017) vary across technology life cycle phases. Motivated by theories predicting shifting skill biases between early adoption and maturity, we first identify major...

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Automation and employment over the technology life cycle : evidence from European regions

Jaccoud, Florencia; Petit, Fabien; Ciarli, Tommaso; … - 2024

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Decarbonization pathways for asphalt pavement mixtures in Saudi Arabia : a life cycle assessment approach

Shatnawi, Ibrahem; Ali, Ayman; Almutairi, Saif - 2025

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Pathways for reducing carbon emissions in county-level transportation : a life cycle perspective and multi-scenario analysis

Xie, Xiaohuan; Zhong, Yuelin; Li, Shengyuan; Gou, Zhonghua - 2025

Energy-related carbon emissions from the transportation sector are one of the major obstacles to achieving global carbon reduction targets. Current research on transportation energy mainly focuses on the energy end-use stage, with a lack of simulations covering both the front-end and end-use...

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Quantifying Horizon Europe's environmental benefits : a pilot study using Life Cycle Assessment

2025

As the impacts of climate change become increasingly pronounced, the urgency for comprehensive and effective policy responses has intensified. Concerted efforts need to be made to contribute to decarbonising and meeting net zero targets in time. For this, Horizon Europe supports R&I addressing...

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Actual versus potential impact : leveraging life cycle assessment to implement business models for sustainability

Johnson, Emma; Mont, Oksana - 2025

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Quantifying social and environmental impacts through the life cycle assessment : life cycle assessment and impacts

De Giovanni, Pietro; Costabile, Michele - 2025

This paper presents an overview of the measures linked to social and environmental sustainability. Then, it proposes an empirical analysis of these impacts with an example of cotton production in India. The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), as outlined by ISO 14040, allows one to...

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From virtuous to vicious cycles : towards a life cycle model of technology deployment policies

Dehler-Holland, Joris - 2025

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Beyond the reverse product cycle : an exploration of the digital, social and spatial transformation of libraries

Desmarchelier, Benoît; Djellal, Faridah; Gallouj, Faïz; … - 2025

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Effects of effective ERP system utilization on enterprise economic sustainability through product life cycle cost control

Jaradat, Zaid; Al-Hawamleh, Ahmad; Marwan Altarawneh; … - 2025

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of effective enterprise resource planning (ERP) system utilization on enterprise economic sustainability through product life cycle cost control. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from key stakeholders in Jordanian...

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AI agents in action: foundations for evaluation and governance : white paper

2025

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Insight into environmental impacts of beer : the role of economy of scale and glass bottle challenge in international trade

Kafková, Dominika; Weinzettel, Jan - 2025

Beer production plays an important role in global beverage consumption, with the Czech Republic leading in beer consumption per capita. Despite several international studies, limited research has examined the environmental footprint of Czech breweries and malt houses. This study addresses this...

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Life cycle sustainability assessment of electricity production technologies : a structured review and future research perspectives

Al-Kuwari, A.; Kucukvar, M.; Onat, N. C.; Al-Yafei, H.; … - 2025

This paper presents a comprehensive and up-to-date systematic review of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) studies on emerging electricity production technologies conducted between 2014 and 2023. A systematic review was conducted using the Scopus database for the period between 2014 and...

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Environmental footprint initiative : agricultural working group milestone 4 : life cycle inventory : modelling of water use

2025

The Environmental Footprint (EF) methods endorsed by the European Commission offer standardized metrics for assessing the environmental impacts of products and organizations within the EU. This report details the findings from the Agricultural Working Group (AWG), Milestone 4, which focuses on...

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Substituting conventional products with bioeconomy innovations : analysis of potential environmental impacts using a life cycle assessment perspective

2025

This study explores potential environmental impacts related to the use of biological resources to provide evidence of how bioeconomy innovations could support the reduction of the environmental footprint of the EU consumption, by substituting conventional (mainly fossil) materials, energy and...

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