Life cycle planning methods for environmentally conscious products

It is crucial to take environmental aspects into account in the early design phases. The purpose of life cycle planning (LCP) is to establish the eco-specification and eco-design concept in the early design phases. This paper presents the classification of various LCP approaches based on two classification axes; the planning scope and the research perspective. A novel concept for an environmentally conscious businesses (ECB) was established in the field of personal computers (PCs) as an example of a practical innovative LCP approach. As a result, it was found that the planning scope was a suitable classification axis. The proposed classification is considered to be useful for developing appropriate LCP methods and tools.