LCCBA for a washing machine evaluated mainly from the Life Cycle Costing

Abstract

Method of Life Cycle Cost Benefit Analysis is in development to clarify the effectiveness of environmental options to cope with the environmental restrictions now getting stronger and stricter for electrical and electronic products. From the view point of Life Cycle Costing, dewater measures and lead-free measures are investigated for a washing machine. To evaluate the life cycle cost and environmental impact and their changes, the stages of planning, developing, manufacturing, use, recycling and disposal are surveyed. It is clarified that the life cycle cost and social cost decreases strongly though the production cost increases through those measures.