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  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Sustainable Manufacturing

Background:

  • The plastic industry faces pressure from customer sustainability perceptions and new technologies like 3D printing.
  • A need exists for methodologies to accelerate the transition to high-quality, sustainable plastic applications.
  • Existing optimization methods (e.g., Design to Cost, Eco Design) are often mono-criteria and lack comprehensive strategy integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel methodology for improving the objectivity and efficiency of plastic production and design review.
  • To enable the integration of business strategy into plastic product lifecycle optimization.
  • To provide a framework for robust, information-based decision-making in plastic material design.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a dynamic 'interaction matrix' to capture plastic knowledge and trends.
  • Quantitative translation of business strategy into 'Targets and Restrictions' for optimization.
  • Multi-criteria evaluation of potential optimizations and design alternatives across product lifecycle stages.

Main Results:

  • The methodology successfully modeled and compared design alternatives, verifying impacts against multiple criteria.
  • Application in automotive plastic material design accelerated improvement detection and maximized product competitiveness and sustainability.
  • Demonstrated reduced workload and risks compared to existing mono-criteria and expert-based review methods.

Conclusions:

  • The novel methodology offers a significant competitive advantage for plastic applications by enhancing objectivity and efficiency.
  • It effectively aligns design optimization with business strategy at various product lifecycle stages.
  • The approach shows strong potential for broader application in polymer-based products beyond the automotive sector.