1. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20031 A FRAMEWORK OF COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING AND LCA APPLIED FOR LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT Dr. Sergio Romero-Hernández Dr. Omar Romero Industrial Engineering Department Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) México City, México Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

2. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20032 Structure of Presentation Introduction Framework for multidisciplinary life cycle management Total Computer Aided Engineering (TCAE) Sub-framework for evaluation of Environmental Performance Life cycle assessment Conclusions

3. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20033 Process to define and identify the best new product design alternative

4. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20034 TOTAL COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING (TCAE)

5. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20035 Tools in TCAE

6. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20036 TCAE Applied

7. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20037 Hierarchy in waste management practices for pollution prevention during product design process

8. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20038 Life cycle of a product

9. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 20039 Life Cycle Scheme

10. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 200310 Environmental Performance of process and product designs

11. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 200311 Environmental Performance of process and product designs

12. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 200312 Conclusions An integrative framework approach has been developed in order to reach the best holistic product alternative. The use of the TCAE and Environmental performance frameworks made possible the full operation of the device in only 3 months and at a cost 30% less than the one used in similar projects previously performed. The materials chosen for the device were selected for their high degree of recyclables. The environmental performance framework can be used to evaluate more designs possibilities in order to determine the best alternative (or set of alternatives) to any individual product

13. September 24th 2003InLCA/LCM 200313 Thank you!