Extending Product Lifecycles—An Initial Model with New and Emerging Existential Design Aspects Required for Long and Extendable LifecyclesShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Applied Sciences, E-ISSN 2076-3417, Vol. 14, no 13Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper introduces an evaluated initial model for how product lifecycles can be extended considering new and emerging existential design aspects concerning both general as well as digital/connected products. The initial model, which is cyclic, includes reverse logistics of components and raw materials, as well as information on how to manage data at the end of lifecycles. The aim is to improve long-term sustainability with a high degree of circularity while also achieving increased profitability and competitiveness. Further, we highlighted that product providers must start to evaluate and prepare for how to improve product durability, manage long and extendable lifespans, and achieve circularity with reverse logistics to close the loops. Additionally, updatability and upgradability are also required to stay current with time and create value while being cybersecure. Otherwise, customers’ expectations, various legal and regulatory aspects, as well as other existential design aspects can halt or even terminate a product’s lifecycle.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024. Vol. 14, no 13
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-74659DOI: 10.3390/app14135812Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85198410345OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-74659DiVA, id: diva2:1887076
Note
The research has mainly been funded by the authors’ organizations themselves but has alsobeen partially supported by the PLOOTO and CIRCULess EU H2020-projects under grant agreementsNo 101092008 and 101138330. The paper reflects the authors’ views, and the EU Commission is notresponsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
2024-08-062024-08-062024-08-06Bibliographically approved