MME8204: Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability

This course assesses the environmental and economic considerations of a product from production through to use and end-of-life options. The course explores life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), technical challenges and opportunities for incorporating this strategy within engineering design, and future trends informing sustainable development, including the potential for focus within environmental management systems and the ISO 14000 suite.  
 
Course Objectives 

• Study the environmental and economic impacts associated with a product from production through to use and end-of-life options. 
• Emphasize on the energy and eco-efficiency improvement of products and processes within a manufacturing plant. 

 
Learning Outcomes 
After completing the course, the student shall: 
Knowledge and understanding 

• Able to cost the product or services at every process, and be able to make decisions using lifecycle tools and management strategies. 

 
Skills and abilities 

• Analyze the sustainability of product and service developments. 
• Able to apply life cycle analysis tool to any product and service. 
• Ability to make an impact analysis of the products lifecycle of products to the environment. 

 
Judgement and approach 
Show ability to perform lifecycle analysis on a developed product.