Green Product Design to Reduce Environmental Impacts on Product Life Cycle: A Case Study

Abstract

Sustainable design is an advanced manufacturing technique that takes into account the environment's impact and resource efficiency and is seen as driving the modern manufacturing process. It is a method of developing products and services that take into account environmental, social, and economic factors from the beginning to its end-of-life. However, the current state of global furniture production, including technology and development strategies, has not been thoroughly examined. In addition, a comprehensive furniture industry sustainable manufacturing system is lacking. This paper discussed a systematic literature review on the sustainable design concept for furniture. It is based on an initial review of works of literature on the manufacturing process and implications of life cycle assessment in furniture and consists of data identification, initial screening, eligibility determination, and final inclusion. This study will serve as a guide for implementing life cycle assessment to improve environmental design, particularly for furniture manufacturing. It will also use the Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for X (DFX) methodologies to reduce environmental impacts throughout its life cycle. In addition, it serves as a resource for global furniture companies to aid in sustainable furniture development.