Sustainability
Information This article is based on a research paper entitled Design for Manufacture and Sustainability in New Product Development written by Alexander VC Plant, David J Harrison, Brian J Griffiths and Rebecca De Coster, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University. It was first published by the Institute for Manufacturing in the pro- ceedings of the Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium 2010 – ISBN 978-1-902546-90-2.
If anyone would like to make a contribu- tion to the future development of BS 8887, they are invited to contact the TDW/4/7 committee by emailing Brian.
Griffiths@brunel.ac.uk.
Any queries or comments relating to this paper should be directed to Alexander.
Plant@brunel.ac.uk.
of the overall approach.” Section 13 of the standard, which sets out documentation requirements for design, manufacturing and EoL, has proved valuable, as one participant commented: “BS 8887-1 has been helpful in... creating a set of documents... with recommended methodologies and processes including design brief, specification, technical documents, market, materials and through the whole range of recommended documentation.”
Proper documentation and a full audit
“More and more customers are requiring us to find out where the components have come from and to see the audit trail.”
trail were also important to some environmentally aware commercial customers: “The company is currently looking at more environmentally friendly ways of producing electronics. This is an ongoing process as designs are updated. This is not only for internal purposes, but is being driven by customers. More and more customers are requiring us to find out where the components have come from and to see the audit trail.”
The BS 8887 series supports industry in its inevitable transition through the development of lower impact products and into closed loop production. The interviews with industrial practitioners reveal how BS 8887-1 is already being used within their established design process and is proving commercially advantageous. Implementation requires both knowledge and judgment on the part of designers and support from management, as well as extended scope of operations to include end-of-life product recovery.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have contributed to my research by making themselves available for interviews. Alexander Plant.
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