The Life Cycle Management Navigator Life Cycle Assessment Training Session 9

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The Life Cycle Management NavigatorLife Cycle
Assessment Training Session 9
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Life Cycle AssessmentExercise Outline
Outline

1. Introduction of Silla Manufacturing Company
2. Mapping the Life Cycle Steps of Silla Roja
3. Judging the environmental and social aspects at
   each stage of the life cycle of Silla Roja
4. Briefing and Conclusion

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Life Cycle AssessmentSilla Manufactoring Co.
Exercise

• Silla is a chair manufacturing company located in
  Chile.
• Silla Roja has the highest market share among
  its three different product groups.
• Silla Roja product managers see an opportunity
  to extend its product line to the EU market.
• Potential customers are asking for compliance
  with the EU directives and a short brief on the
  environmental and social performance of the
  product.

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Life Cycle AssessmentLife Cycle Mapping of
Silla Roja
Exercise
Sketch the life cycle steps associated with
Silla Roja by answering the questions

1. Purchasing (Logistics) Finance What is needed
   to manufacture a chair?
2. Production How is a chair manufactured?
3. Sales and Marketing How does it reach the
   consumers?
4. All What happens to a chair after it is used by
   the consumers?

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Life Cycle AssessmentLife Cycle Mapping of
Silla Roja
Exercise
Raw Timber Extraction in Argentina
Purchase of Other Raw Materials
Manufacturing in Chile
Packaging in Chile
NATURE
Distribution to Europe via the UK partners
Waste Collection
Use in the UK, France and Germany
Transport
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Life Cycle AssessmentManufactoring of Silla
Roja
Exercise

Drying of the raw timber
Workshop 2
Coating Applications
Machining of the parts
Finishing
Assembly of the parts
Packaging
Pre-finishing
Workshop 1
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Life Cycle AssessmentEnvironmental Aspects of
Silla Roja
Exercise

• What are the environmental and social aspects
  associated with Silla Roja?
• What are the most important environmental and
  social problems?
• Which steps seem to cause these major problems?

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Life Cycle AssessmentEnvironmental Aspects of
Silla Roja
Exercise
Raw Material Extraction and Supply Manu-facturing Packaging Distribution Use Disposal
Low Energy Efficiency
Low Materials Efficiency
High Water Use
Hazardous Materials in Product
High Generation of Waste
High Generation of Effluents Emission
High Chemical Use
Employee Expertise
Employee Security
Source adapted from UNEP, Wuppertal Institute,
2000
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Life Cycle AssessmentEnvironmental Aspects of
Silla Roja
Exercise
Raw Material Extraction and Supply Manu-facturing Packaging Distribution Use Disposal
Low Energy Efficiency
Low Materials Efficiency
High Water Use
Hazardous Materials in Product
High Generation of Waste
High Generation of Effluents Emission
High Chemical Use
Employee Expertise
Employee Security
Source adapted from UNEP, Wuppertal Institute,
2000