A Decision Making
Model for Materials Management of End-of-Life
Electronic Products
Fangyi
Li Guanghong Duan Jinsong Wang
Department of Precision Instrument and Mechanics
Tsinghua University
Beijing, 100084
P. R. China
Lify@post.pim.tsinghua.edu.cn
Hong C. Zhang
Texas Tech University
Lubbok, Texas
U. S. A
ABSTRACT
In anticipation of future disposal and recycling
concerns, a systematic management tool is
essential to effectively maximize the recyclability
of the end-of-life products and minimize environmental
impact with the recycling and disposal of
those products. In this paper, a generic decision
making methodology is developed for material
recycling and disposition of E&E products.
The research results in an optimal recycling
scenario based on the combination of environmental
impact, recycling feasibility and intensity
of resource recovery. These three factors
are integrated through a fuzzy membership
function and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
Potentially the proposed methodology can be
adopted for assessing various recycling alternatives
in order to provide environmentally friendly
recycling solutions.
Keywords: Electronics Recycling,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Fuzzy membership
function, Analytic Hierarchy Process