Comprehensive Decision-Making Model for the Evaluation of Sustainable Products

Abstract:

Environmental issues have been receiving an increasing amount of attention. However, evaluating sustainable products is a challenging task. A comprehensive approach to evaluate sustainable products based on life cycle assessment strategy is proposed in this study. The evaluation procedure is based on the combination of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution (TOPSIS) method. A sample evaluation for disposable coffee cups is provided to illustrate the comprehensive evaluation of sustainable products.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 644-650)
• Pages: 5532-5537
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.644-650.5532
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Chang Chun Zhou, Xiu Fen Zhao*, Cong Ying Deng, Li Liu, Zhi Hong Dong, Guo Fu Yin
• Keywords: AHP, Life Cycle Assessment, Multiple-Criteria Decision Making, Sustainable Products, TOPSIS

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