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The Relationship between Design For Environment (DFE) and Design For Cost (DFC)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Xiao-Chuan, Chen |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Design for environment (DFE) or Design For Cost (DFC) is one of the branches in DFX. Both of them concern some product life cycle factors in design. The former emphasis is greenness or environmental protection; the later emphasis is life cycle cost (LCC). Using DFE, LCC must be considered. Using DFC, environmental protection must be also considered. By analysis of the relationship between DFE and DFC, the method that integrated them can be found. Namely, LCC estimation methods can be used in DFE; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be used in DFC; the other way is that design is evaluated using Design Compatibility Analysis (DCA) in DFX. DFC is absent. In this paper, we provide some characters between DFE and DFC. Then we point out how to use DFE in DFC or use DFC in DFE. By analysis of the relationship between DFE and DFC, we can find the method that integrated them. Namely, LCC estimation methods can be used in DFE; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be used in DFC; the other way is that design is evaluated using Design Compatibility Analysis (DCA) fuzzy theory. 2. Design For Cost (DFC) and its Research Areas Design For Cost (DFC) is a design method which analyzed and evaluated the product 's life cycle cost (include manufacturing cost, sale cost, use cost, maintenance cost, recycle cost, etc.), then modified the design to reduce the life cycle cost. Its characters can be concluded as followed: 1) In tradition, designers attached importance to the other parameters, but not cost. In product design process of DFC, the LCC must be an equivalent parameter as performance, schedule and reliability. |
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| Access Restriction | Open |
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| Resource Type | Article |
