Abstract
We have designed and developed an integrated, environmental impact evaluation software program called ECO-Fusion, especially for electronic products. ECO-Fusion features productcentered description, an object-oriented product database, and multifaceted environmental evaluation. The product-centered description is created by using the input system. Product composition is represented by a tree structure with a product root in the composition window, and product life-cycle flow is represented by a coupled-tree structure with a product root in the life-cycle flow window. This input system allows simple modeling of complicated compositions and life-cycles for actual products. The object-oriented product database system allows efficient storage of complex data requiring product environmental evaluation. Multifaceted evaluation is achieved by implementing three evaluation techniques: environmental product assessment, life-cycle assessment (LCA), and assembly/disassembly evaluation. This multifaceted evaluation results in an objective estimation of the products.
