Life cycle assessment use for identification of environmental profiles of different scenarios for handling defective products

Abstract

The aim of the article is to assess environmental loads credited to handling defective products. The assessment is made on the case of manufacturer of driveline products for automobiles. Life cycle assessment is used for that purpose. According to the company procedures of handling defective products several scenarios are build. For each scenario processes with possible environmental impacts are identified. In the final step, the impacts are calculated with life cycle assessment method.