Development of a Strategy Tool for Environmental Compliance Management

摘要

The EU environmental legislation restricts the use of certain substances in products and, in addition, sets targets for recovery of products reaching end-of-life (EOL). Little support is provided to producers on how to obtain the best design alternative for their products (meaning the best compromise between cost and environmental compliance). The authors propose a strategy tool based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a solution to this problem. It will generate information needed to make the decision, will present it in a structured way and will permit the direct involvement of the users.