Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing do not capture modularity, reparability, reuse potential, or product lifespan
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Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing do not capture modularity, reparability, reuse potential, or product lifespan. There is a need for assessment tools that capture environmental and economic performance, as well as circular design, functionality, and durability. The traditional linear economic model does not promote sustainability and circularity in product development processes.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated challenges and inline gaps and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 2 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- From life cycle assessment to life cycle thinking in agri-food systems: lessons from the avocado supply chain (2026) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi
Data fragmentation, methodological inconsistency, and traceability challenges hinder the effective use of LCA-based approaches in the avocado sector. The lack of standardised methods for quantifying sustainability performance in public food procurement limits the inclusion of environmental criteria into procurement decisions. The risk of oversimplification or misrepresentation of environmental information through simplified, multi-criteria ecolabels is a challenge for effective communication of LCA results.
generalstated challengesKeywords: data fragmentation methodological inconsistency traceability challenges hinder effective - Development of an integrated digital design process for the façade design of the adaptive building D1244 (2026) · Frontiers in Built Environment · doi
Although an initial approach to embedding LCA in decision- making was established in Phases 3 and 6, further research is required to determine how sustainability assessments can be extended and applied consistently across subsequent lifecycle stages, including use, maintenance, and end-of-life. In this context, the fact that economic, ecological and socio- technical aspects are only partially considered remains a key limitation of current practice, as indicated by the analysis (Voigt et al.
generalinline gapsevidence 5/5Keywords: initial approach embedding decision making established phases further required determine sustainability assessments extended applied consistently - Life Cycle and Circularity: The Assessment of Conventional and Additive Manufacturing Injection Molds (2026) · Environments · cited 2× · doi
Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing do not capture modularity, reparability, reuse potential, or product lifespan. There is a need for assessment tools that capture environmental and economic performance, as well as circular design, functionality, and durability. The traditional linear economic model does not promote sustainability and circularity in product development processes.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: life cycle assessment costing capture modularity reparability reuse
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