Current performance standard of circular product design: A systematic literature review

Authors

  • Sri Indrawati Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia; Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta 55584, Indonesia
  • Subagyo Subagyo Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
  • Agus Darmawan Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31315/opsi.v19i1.16546

Keywords:

Circular product design , Performance indicator , Circular economy , Sustainability , PRISMA

Abstract

The rising number of green customers has encouraged industries to assess product consequences. As a result, there has been an alignment of product development focus with regards to circular economy concepts. Consequently, several methods and tools have been developed, and thus new performance standards were introduced for product development. Nevertheless, there still exist deficiencies in industry-wide acceptance and adoption within these standards. The objective of the study aims at examining and optimizing existing standards on Circular Product Design. A systematic literature review method will be adopted with three phases: identifying research on Circular Product Design using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, developing approaches on designs, and examining standards on design performance. The result shows that there are seven prevailing approaches on designs for Circular Product Design. Moreover, this study contributes an a structured classification of CPD approaches and performance standards, thus dealing with the problem of fragmented knowledge and and serves as a basis for further frameworks and research on circular product performance.

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