APPLICATION OF ECODESIGN METHODOLOGY IN SMEs RUN ACCORDING TO LEAN MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF A FURNITURE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Abstract
The aim of this paper is the adaptation of an Ecodesign methodology for product publishing SMEs that have implemented Lean
Management. To obtain verification of this methodology, an eco-redesign case study of a product has been carried out from a
furniture publishing SME which applies lean management to its entire production chain. Some proposed improvements resulting
from this case study were: Design for dismantling, Multifunction, Dematerialisation, Increasing the material of renewable origin
& Use of recycled material. The results indicate that this ecodesign proposal may be applied in a simpler procedure in companies
which have already lean management criteria. Even more, lean management facilitates the development of life cycle assessment
studies.