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Illustration of the general phases of a life cycle assessment, as described by ISO 14040. Life cycle assessment (LCA), also known as life cycle analysis, is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service.
Product testing is any process by means of which a researcher measures a product's performance, safety, quality, and compliance with established standards. [ citation needed ] The primary element which constitutes an objective comparative test program is the extent to which the researchers can perform tests with independence from the ...
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a Type III environmental declaration that quantifies environmental information about the life cycle of a product. This can enable comparisons between products fulfilling the same function. [ 1 ]
A major part of PLM is the coordination and management of product definition data. This includes managing engineering changes and release status of components; configuration product variations; document management; planning project resources as well as timescale and risk assessment.
Life cycle engineering is defined in the CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering as: "the engineering activities which include the application of technological and scientific principles to manufacturing products with the goal of protecting the environment, conserving resources, encouraging economic progress, keeping in mind social concerns, and the need for sustainability, while optimizing ...
Definition Description Material solutions analysis: Material development decision review: 1: Basic manufacturing implications identified: Basic research expands scientific principles that may have manufacturing implications. The focus is on a high level assessment of manufacturing opportunities. The research is unfettered. 2: Manufacturing ...
Product analysis is conducted by potential buyers, by product managers attempting to understand competitors and by third party reviewers. [1] [2] Product analysis can also be used as part of product design to convert a high-level product description into project deliverables and requirements.
product certifications (many nations) Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests, and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications (sometimes called "certification schemes" in the product certification industry).