The production stage of a product's life cycle can significantly contribute to its overall environmental impact. Estimates of environmental impact for a product are typically produced using life cycle assessment (LCA) methods. These methods rely on life cycle inventory (LCI) data containing impact estimates of manufacturing processes and other operations that contribute to a product's creation. The accuracy of LCI data is critical for quality assessments; however, these data are often insufficient in the types and varieties of manufacturing processes covered and are often only a coarse estimate of actual impacts. At the same time, much manufacturing research focuses on how to model, measure, assess, and reduce the environmental impacts of manufacturing processes. Recent standards emerging from ASTM International define a structured format for presenting these studies in a reusable way. In this paper, we investigate the potential for using the ASTM E3012-16 format to generate LCI datasets suitable to perform LCA by mapping from the ASTM standard into the widely adopted ecoSpold2 format. A process is presented for generating LCI datasets from ASTM models, and overlaps and gaps between the two standards are identified.
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February 2019
Research-Article
Toward Standards-Based Generation of Reusable Life Cycle Inventory Data Models for Manufacturing Processes
Michael P. Brundage,
Michael P. Brundage
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: michael.brundage@nist.gov
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: michael.brundage@nist.gov
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K. C. Morris
K. C. Morris
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
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Michael P. Brundage
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: michael.brundage@nist.gov
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: michael.brundage@nist.gov
David Lechevalier
K. C. Morris
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
Systems Integration Division,
Gaithersburg, MD 20814
e-mail: kcm@nist.gov
1Corresponding author.
2The ISO 14000 series of standards focus on environment management and include the standards for life cycle assessments.
3ASTM Internationals E60.13 subcommittee focuses on sustainable manufacturing standards.
Manuscript received May 7, 2018; final manuscript received October 24, 2018; published online December 24, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Karl R. Haapala. This material is declared a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Feb 2019, 141(2): 021017 (20 pages)
Published Online: December 24, 2018
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Received:
May 7, 2018
Revised:
October 24, 2018
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Brundage, M. P., Lechevalier, D., and Morris, K. C. (December 24, 2018). "Toward Standards-Based Generation of Reusable Life Cycle Inventory Data Models for Manufacturing Processes." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. February 2019; 141(2): 021017. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041947
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