Chapter 11: Promise

Title: Tracking and tracing in the end-of-life phase of product lifecycle management

Author(s): Carl Hans, Karl A. Hribernik, David Potter, Paul Folan, Klaus-Dieter Thoben

Address: Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science, Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany | Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science, Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany | INDYON GmbH., 8 St.David|s Road, Clanfield, Waterlooville, Hants, PO8 0NL, England | Computer Integrated Manufacturing Research Unit National, University of Ireland. | Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science, Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2007 pp. 733 - 742

Abstract/Summary: This paper addresses the need for tracking and tracing in the endof-li-fe phase of product lifecycle management. It specifically addresses the recycling of plastic products, such as automobile bumpers. The paper begins by briefly describing the state-of-the-art in product lifecycle management in this field. It then presents an approach to product lifecycle management in a specific plastics end-of-life scenario in describing a proposal for a supporting system architecture. The scenario is then described in scene-by-scene detail, highlighting how the proposed approach is expected to modify and improve the current scenario.

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