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

 
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