INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY IN PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Watz, Matilda; Hallstedt, Sophie I.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 1405-1416
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0377
Abstract
Trade-offs between sustainability criteria and engineering design variables can lead to sub-optimisations and costly short-term priorities. This study explores how sustainability requirements can be identified and integrated in product requirements to guide strategic and tactical decisions in product development including sustainability perspectives. Literature review and action research resulted in a proposed systematic approach that: define sustainability criteria and indicators; use correlation analysis with QFD; and adds identified specific sustainability requirements to requirement list.
Keywords: sustainability, requirements management, early design phase, product development