Integrating lean design and eco-design to improve product design: From literature review to an operational framework

Noureddine Dahmani, Amine Belhadi, Khalid Benhida, Said Elfezazi, Fatima Ezahra Touriki and Yassine Azougagh

Energy & Environment, 2022, vol. 33, issue 1, 189-219

Abstract: Lean manufacturing accomplishments have led researchers and practitioners to consider extending lean to different engineering enterprise parts, including product and process development. However, in the early phases of product development, it is important to both reduce costs and improve a product's sustainability performance. This paper develops a framework to guide designers and manufacturing managers to design products that better meet customer needs and requirements for sustainable products and services. To achieve this, a critical review of the existing literature in the field of lean design, and eco-design was conducted to fill the research gap and then develop the proposed methodological framework. The integration aimed to create synergies to extend the integration benefits and promote rational use of resources and time to create value for customers by eliminating waste and unnecessary actions in the product development process. The main objective is to ensure the development of products with minimal negative impacts on the natural environment. To our knowledge, this is the first time in the literature that an integrated framework is bringing together lean design and eco-design principles, practices, guidelines, drivers, barriers, and success factors. The framework can potentially serve product designers, manufacturing engineers, sales/marketing personnel, in fact, anyone who has a vested interest in designing environmentally friendly products.

Keywords: Lean design; eco-design; literature review; framework; sustainable products (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/0958305X21993481

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