Intelligent Design of Environmental Performance Evaluation Using Fuzzy Expert System

Abstract:

Due to the increasing demand for environmentally friendly products and growing concern for green industry, environmental evaluation and environmental performance have become important measures of business and manufacturing industry. The main purpose of this evaluation is to evaluate, review, monitor and check environmental performance and compare it with its environmental performance criteria. The integration of quantitative and qualitative measurement is needed to facilitate the design of environmental performance evaluation. This research presents the design of environmental performance evaluation by using fuzzy expert system. Expert knowledge is acquired to develop the fuzzy rules. The proposed design is flexible enough to be modified and used with the different criteria.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 330)
• Pages: 719-723
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.330.719
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Pregiwati Pusporini, Kazem Abhary, Lee Luong
• Keywords: Environmental Performance, Environmentally Friendly Product, Fuzzy Expert System

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