Abstract
The world is currently confronting many environmental problems, such as global warming, air pollution and plastic pollution. Human impact on the environment has been increasing over the decades. Governments are trying to change the way large companies and industries think about the consequences of their actions and force them to become more environmentally friendly. As a result, we are witnessing an increase in the popularity of eco-design. One technique used to prevent environmental crisis is life cycle assessment (LCA). IT systems have become crucial tools for assessing the life cycle of a product's environmental impact. They make it possible to perform a thorough analysis of the entire life cycle of a product and learn about its environmental impact. The purpose of this article is to compare two systems for performing environmental analysis of the entire product life cycle: GaBi and SimaPro. The simplicity of the preparation of life cycle models and the results of environmental analysis were evaluated. In order to compare the functionality of the two systems, it was decided to model the selected product, which was a prosthesis made of PLA using additive technology. The study performed in both systems also makes it possible to determine whether the choice of an IT tool for performing environmental analysis of a product has a significant impact on the results of this analysis.
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Dudkowiak, A., Dostatni, E., Czerw, A. (2024). Comparison of Environmental Analysis Results from Two IT Tools Based on an Additive Manufactured Prosthesis. In: Gorski, F., Păcurar, R., Roca González, J.F., Rychlik, M. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing IV. MANUFACTURING 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56456-7_15
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