ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT- NEEDS FOR STANDARDISATION

Abstract: The overall aim of the EU funded project ELIMA is to enable eco-efficient management and acquisition of product life cycle data by closing the information loop in different phases of product life cycle including design, manufacture, distribution, use, service-support, maintenance, and end-of-life product recovery. Information systems that can integrate information about products from all stages of the product life cycle are needed to manage the product life cycle, to reduce costs, to improve the design of future consumer products and to minimise environmental impact. The data must be communicated to the relevant stakeholder for action; all actors in the supply chain must share data. Only through the use of standards the interconnectivity and interoperability can be assured. ø