Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering

Tobias Viere; Martina Prox; Andreas Möller; Mario Schmidt

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_113

Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering

Tobias Viere
, Martina Prox
, Andreas Möller
, Mario Schmidt

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper describes the basic idea of Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) and explores its usefulness for environmental and life cycle engineering. It argues that a better understanding and assessment of costs related to waste flows incentivizes engineers as well as managers to constantly increase resource and energy efficiency. The paper proceeds to explore MFCA beyond its current methodological limitations by highlighting its potential benefits for life cycle and carbon footprint assessments as well as its usefulness for assessing the financial and environmental consequences of material flow loops in production.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing : Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011
Editors	Jürgen Hesselbach, Christoph Herrmann
Number of pages	5
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Publication date	2011
Edition	1
Pages	652-656
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-19691-1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-19692-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_113
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering - LCE 2011 - Braunschweig, Germany Duration: 02.05.2011 → 04.05.2011 Conference number: 3

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Research areas and keywords

Environmental informatics
Energy and resource efficiency
Life cycle engineering
Material Flow Cost Accounting
Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
Energy and resource efficiency
Life cycle engineering
Material Flow Cost Accounting

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Viere, T., Prox, M., Möller, A., & Schmidt, M. (2011). Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering. In J. Hesselbach, & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011 (1 ed., pp. 652-656). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_113

Viere, Tobias ; Prox, Martina ; Möller, Andreas et al. / Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering. Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. editor / Jürgen Hesselbach ; Christoph Herrmann. 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2011. pp. 652-656

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Viere, T, Prox, M, Möller, A & Schmidt, M 2011, Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering. in J Hesselbach & C Herrmann (eds), Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. 1 edn, Springer Verlag, pp. 652-656, 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering - LCE 2011, Braunschweig, Germany, 02.05.11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_113

Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering. / Viere, Tobias; Prox, Martina; Möller, Andreas et al.
Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. ed. / Jürgen Hesselbach; Christoph Herrmann. 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2011. p. 652-656.

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Viere T, Prox M, Möller A, Schmidt M. Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering. In Hesselbach J, Herrmann C, editors, Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. 1 ed. Springer Verlag. 2011. p. 652-656 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_113

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