The Deployment of Product-Related Environmental Legislation into Product Requirements

Daniela C. A. Pigosso, Mariana Ferraz, Cláudia Echevenguá Teixeira and Henrique Rozenfeld
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Daniela C. A. Pigosso: Section of Engineering Design and Product Development, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Produktionstorvet, Building 426, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
Mariana Ferraz: Nucleous of Advanced Manufacturing, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, São Carlos SP 13566-590, Brazil
Cláudia Echevenguá Teixeira: Institute for Technological Research of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, 532, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo SP 05508-901, Brazil
Henrique Rozenfeld: Nucleous of Advanced Manufacturing, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, São Carlos SP 13566-590, Brazil

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Environmental legislation is increasingly changing its focus from manufacturing-oriented to product-oriented instruments. Compliance with product-related environmental legislation is achieved by the incorporation of environmental requirements into the early phases of the product development process (PDP). Nevertheless, the deployment of product-related environmental legislation into product requirements is still a challenge. This study followed an inductive approach to propose a guideline to support the identification, analysis and deployment of product requirements based on product-related environmental legislation. The guideline is composed of nine steps, clustered into three groups according to their main objective: (A) identification of environmental product-related legislation; (B) identification of legislative topics to be considered for the deployment of requirements; and (C) creation and validation of product requirements. The product requirements deployed are to be considered during the PDP. The guideline was evaluated in an expert consultation in a large manufacturing company, suggesting that it can be used to support the systematization and deployment of product-related environmental requirements.

Keywords: legislative compliance; ecodesign; sustainability; environmental requirements; product development; innovation management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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