Introduction 4 Design for Environment DFE methodologies 4 Environmental Goals 6 The Four Step of DFE 7 Life Cycle Assessment LCA Method 9 Designs for Assembly DFA Method 10 Material Flow Analysis MFA Method 12 Classification system for manual handling 60

2.1 Introduction 4

2.2 Design for Environment DFE methodologies 4

2.3 Environmental Goals 6

2.4 The Four Step of DFE 7

2.5 Life Cycle Assessment LCA Method 9

2.5.1 LCA 4 phases 10

2.6.1 Approaches to design for assembly 10

2.6 Designs for Assembly DFA Method 10

2.7 Material Flow Analysis MFA Method 12

2.7.2 Applications of 13

2.7.1 Applications of MFA of Industrial Ecology 13 2.8 Boothroyd Dewhurst Method

14 2.9 Designs using Solid Works 19 2.10 Conceptual Design 20 2.10.1 Pugh Concept 20 2.10.2 Concept Screening 22 2.10.3 Concept Scoring 25 2.11 Summary 30 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHOD 31 3.1 Introduction 31 3.2 DFE methodology 31 3.3 Application of DFE 33 3.4 Simple Case Study 33 3.4.1 Design Hurdles 34 3.4.2 Design Analyses 34 3.4.3 Green Results 36 3.5. Summary 36 CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT CASE STUDY: Mineral Water Pot

37 4.1 Introduction 37 4.2 Product Description 38 4.3 Explode component of Mineral water pot 41 4.4 6 Steps Filtration 42 4.5 The product structure tree 43 4.6 Summary 44 CHAPTER 5 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE 45 5.1 Introduction 45 5.2 The design under consideration 46 5.2.1 Conceptual design 1 46 5.2.2 Conceptual design 2 47 5.2.3 Conceptual design 3 48 5.2.4 Conceptual design 4 49 5.2.5 Conceptual design 5 50 5.3 Concept screening for new conceptual design 51 5.4 The final concept selection 55 5.5 The component of new conceptual design 56 5.6 The new product structure tree 57 5.7 Summary 58 CHAPTER TITLE PAGE CHAPTER 6 DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY DFA 59 6.1 Introduction 59 6.2 Assembly Worksheet Analysis 60

6.3 Classification system for manual handling 60

6.4 Classification System for Manual Insertion 61

6.5 Assembly Manual Worksheet 62

6.5.1 Design Efficiency 64

6.5.2 Operation Time 64

6.5.3 Operation Cost 64

6.5.4 Summary of manual Design Change 65

6.6 Redesign Product Critiques 65