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Life Cycle Assessments at Aircraft Manufacturers

Life Cycle Assessments at Aircraft Manufacturers

An analytical decision model for assessing the potentials
Dennis Keiser, Birte Pupkes, Jonas Wagner, Michael Freitag ORCID Icon, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Matthias Reiß, Axel Becker
The aviation industry faces significant challenges in reducing the environmental impact of global air traffic. This results in the goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Innovations and new technologies must be implemented along the entire value chain to achieve this goal. In this context, investments and decisions have to be evaluated based on their potential to reduce environmental impacts. One method for operationalizing these issues is the life cycle assessment framework. This paper presents an analytical decision model for the potential assessment of LCA at aircraft manufacturers. The basis of the model is the derivation of criteria for the assessment and the identification of use cases along the value creation process. Based on the decision model, first concrete application scenarios are identified. (Only in German)
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 39 | 2023 | Edition 3 | Pages 62-66
Potential of Platform-Based Business Models in the Plastics Industry

Potential of Platform-Based Business Models in the Plastics Industry

Benedict Bender, Stefanie Lewandowski
The potential of platform-based business models in the context of Industry 4.0 has not yet been fully realized. Approaches for platforms and ecosystem- based value creation vary between industries. The plastics industry has so far been widely ignored in this respect. Due to its industrial structure, in particular the uniform value creation structures, the plastics industry is suitable for digital platforms. In addition to approaches for platforms in the injection molding industry, the article offers a procedure model for the expansion of established business models. This can facilitate the entry into the field of platform-based business models for SMEs.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 38 | 2022 | Edition 6 | Pages 14-18 | DOI 10.30844/IM_22-6_14-18