Framework for ecolabeling using discrete event simulation
Proceedings of the 2012 Symposium on Emerging Applications of M&S in Industry and Academia Symposium
Environmental activity based cost using discrete event simulation
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
A method for determining the environmental footprint of industrial products using simulation
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Verification and validation of simulation models
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
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The incitements from society for life-cycle assessment (LCA) and credible ecolables are ever-increasing and often important for successful marketing of products. Robust assessment methods are important for comparable, useful and trustworthy LCAs and ecolables. In order to improve the metrics of a products ecolable, is it important to fully understand its production system. Discrete Event Simulation (DES) models are able to provide more detailed information than traditional LCA approaches. Therefore, methods used to combining LCA in DES have been developed during the last decade. The combined approaches have matured and the experiences grown. This article compares six previous cases and aims to summarize and discuss their experiences to aid future development. The results show where it is specifically important to make good decisions throughout the modeling methodology, for example goal and scope definition, trustworthy input data for sensitive parts, and communicable impact categories.