ardito - product stewardship through whole systems design
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Product StewardshipThrough
“Whole Systems Design”
Practicing Product Stewardship:Drivers, Challenges and Strategies
October 25, 2011
Michael ArditoTennant Company
Less Plastic?
Less Packaging?
Less Metal? Lead FreeElectronics?
RecycledContent?
Material Parsimony?
Product-Level Focus
= Incremental Gains
Up to 66% less chemicals and water
Eliminates added detergents. Up to 70% less water usage
Uses 90% less cleaning solution and 70% less water
Up to 80% less water usage
Product Life-Cycle Focus
MANUFACTURE TRANSPORTATI ON USE END-OF-LI FEDESI GN
= Broader Gains
OFF-FLOORCLEANINGLOOP
FLOORCLEANINGLOOP
SCRUBFLOOR
CLEAN, DRYFLOOR
USEFLOOR
SOILEDFLOOR
BUILDINGUSE
SOILEDSURFACES
CLEANINGPROCESS
CLEANSURFACES
Whole System Focus
Office BuildingConvention Center
University
= Step Change GainsWhole System Focus
Product Stewardship by“Whole Systems Design”
• Product-level focus leads to incremental gains. • Larger system analyses may yield bigger opportunities.• Stewardship solutions may lie in other parts of the system.• More radical innovations may also be discovered.• Strategic-fit opportunities arise to keep you competitive.• See Autodesk Sustainability Workshop for great ideas.
PRODUCTFOCUS
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