The main objective of this course is to achieve competence of PhD students to master the principles of ecodesign and life cycle assessment of a product, or a transport vehicle or equipment in a logistic system.

By completing this course student acquires ability to: • модел the life cycle of a product from cradle to grave • define system boundaries • classify and distinct relevant from irrelevant environmental impacts • analyse obtained results in order to reduce environmental impact of a system • evaluate benefits and drawbacks of emerging technologies from the environmental aspect

Principles of ecodesign. Environmental impacts. Life cycle (LC) of a product. Environmental impacts of transport. Life cycle assessment (LCA). Goal and scope definition. Life cycle inventory (LCI). Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). Interpretation of LC of a product. Software for LCA.

Preparing a seminar work which should be a basis for publication of the research paper in the publication, such as international conference or scientific journal. 1. Introduction 2. Set up of the problem 3. Method of problem solving 4. Analysis of the obtained results and discussion 5. Conclusion 6. References

The conditions are defined by the curriculum of the study program.

[1]Nenad Zrnić, Miloš Đorđević: Ecodesign - sustainable development of a product, FME, Belgrade, 2012. [2]Bârsan A., Bârsan L.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 1 - Fundamentals, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2007. [3] Morris R.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 2 - Product Life Cycle Assessment, University of Brighton, UK, 2007. [4] Paralika M.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 3 - Product Recycling Technologies, T.E.I. of Athens, Greece, 2007. [5] Wimmer W.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 4 - Product Development, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2007. [6] Wimmer W., Züst R.: Ecodesign Pilot - Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool for Sustainable Product Development, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003. [7] Wimmer W., Zuest R., Lee K.: Ecodesign Implementation - A Systematic Guidance on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Product Development, Netherlands: Springer Verlag, 2004. [8] Vezzoli C., Manzini E.: Design for Environmental Sustainability, Springer- Verlag, London, 2008. [9] Ostad A. G. H.: Ecodesign - Sustainable Product Development, Vienna University of Technnology, Institute for Engineering Design, Ecodesign Research, 2006.

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 30
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 20

Auditory exercises: 0
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 10
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 0
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 70
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 70

Nenad Zrnić, Miloš Đorđević: Ecodesign - sustainable development of a product, FME, Belgrade, 2012.; Bârsan A., Bârsan L.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 1 - Fundamentals, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2007.; Morris R.: Ecodesign for Sustainable Development, Volume 2 - Product Life Cycle Assessment, University of Brighton, UK, 2007.; Wimmer W., Züst R.: Ecodesign Pilot - Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool for Sustainable Product Development, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2003.; Wimmer W., Zuest R., Lee K.: Ecodesign Implementation - A Systematic Guidance on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Product Development, Netherlands: Springer Verlag, 2004.