JP2002140471A - Method and system for evaluating environment- friendliness and - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct a system by which, while maintaining a cooperative system for the environment-friendliness of a plurality of research organizations, research development in certain product development is progressed. SOLUTION: A research organization and development organization of a product, facility, factory, business, and society system or the like and a server for evaluating environment-friendliness are allowed to transfer questions, answers, and data through the Internet. Items (comparison objects and system boundaries or the like) necessary for an LCA input are segmented, and necessary data are inputted to the environment-friendliness evaluating server, and the items necessary for the LCA input are segmented and decided by an LCA analyzing part, and data such as original units are received and inputted from internal and external data bases, and inventory, impact, and integral evaluation value are calculated by an LCA calculating part, and the result is transmitted to the research organization and development organization of the product, facility, factory, business, and society system or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The technical field of the present invention relates to a system and a method for evaluating the degree of environmental responsiveness of a research institution or a development institution such as a product, equipment, factory, business or social system as a customer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various forms of global environmental problems, such as the ozone depletion, global warming, and the effects of harmful substances on humans and ecosystems, have been widely taken up in the research and development departments of companies and other organizations. Response is an urgent issue. Research and development is about changing the current state of materials, processes, equipment, products, systems, etc., and based on the results, the design, manufacture and production of materials, processes, equipment, products, systems, etc. Therefore, the impact of this on environmental issues is significant and significant. On the other hand, environmental management systems such as ISO14001 perform environmental management by assessing the environmental impact of business establishments, etc., and do not specify a specific method for evaluating the environmental response of R & D. In addition, there is also known one that qualitatively evaluates the degree of environmental compatibility of research and development, but its application range can be said to be narrow.

[0003] Research and development is an upstream stage of product manufacturing, where environmental responsiveness is created, and important factors such as the manufacturing process and environmental impact when a product leaves the research department at factories or society. It is important to avoid rework due to serious defects.

[0004] For this purpose, it is desired to create a mechanism that enables researchers and developers to naturally make R & D environmentally responsive in the course of their work.

[0005] Further, for the above purpose, ozone layer destruction and
It is desirable that environmental impacts that are not immediately visible, such as global warming and harmful substances, and efforts to respond to them are digitized so as to be visible, and visualized in the form of graphs and charts. This enables researchers and developers to understand the current status of environmental measures and to improve them. There is also a need for a quantitative index that can be used for changes over time, comparisons with other themes, comparisons with other departments, and the like.

[0006] On the other hand, a means has been created to evaluate the R & D environment in a closed system inside a company or a research laboratory, but to consult an external research institution to evaluate the R & D. There was no system to do it.

For products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., not only research and development, but also changes in scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external situation parameters, etc. However, there is a system that analyzes and inputs data necessary for LCA from products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc. before and after these changes, and evaluates the environmental impact of the changes. Did not. Here, the scenario indicates a scenario of how the change occurs, and is composed of a combination including a time element such as population increase, resource depletion, problem solving due to technological progress, and the like. The basic unit / weighting coefficient is a coefficient used for LCA evaluation, and will be described later in detail in the embodiments of the invention.

[0008] Here, LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) refers to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-1778832, "Environmental Impact Evaluation Method and Product Displaying Its Evaluation Value". It refers to a method of quantitatively calculating and evaluating the environmental impact in all processes from product manufacturing and distribution / use to collection / recycling and disposal.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a system for evaluating the degree of environmental compatibility of research and development, which has not existed in the past, as described above. In particular, it is intended to make it easier to perform arithmetic processing and display by performing quantitative evaluation. Means that contribute to the environmental response of R & D by performing evaluations in closed systems have been created, but no system has been developed that consults with external research institutions to evaluate the R & D. The present invention aims to provide the above-described system.

[0010] Further, regarding products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., it corresponds to changes in scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, and external situation parameters. It aims to provide a system that analyzes and inputs data necessary for LCA from business and social systems, and evaluates the environmental impact of the change.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention comprises a process, an apparatus, a product, and a system which an institution, which is a customer, performs in research, development, production, and others. With regard to (1), it is characterized in that it is possible to see the influence of a scenario change, a model change, a method change, a basic unit change, a weighting coefficient change, a legal regulation change on the environment.

[0012] Further, the environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention provides a product which is a customer in the above system,
A research and development institution, such as equipment, factories, businesses, and social systems, interacts with the environmental response evaluation server through the Internet, exchanges questions, answers, and data to evaluate the environmental response of R & D, and evaluates the results. Products, equipment, factories,
It is characterized by transmission to research and development institutions such as business and social systems.

Further, the environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention cuts out items (comparable objects, system boundaries, etc.) necessary for LCA input in the above, and inputs necessary data to the environmental compliance evaluation server. The LCA analysis section cuts out and determines the necessary items for LCA input, receives data such as basic units from internal and external databases, and inputs the data.
A Calculation is performed by the calculation unit, inventory, impact,
It is characterized in that an integrated evaluation value is calculated and the result is transmitted to research institutions and development institutions such as products, facilities, factories, businesses, and social systems.

[0014] The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention is a planning stage of the change of parameters such as change of scenario, model, method, basic unit, weighting factor, external situation, law and the like by exchange of customer and server by R & D. It is characterized in that it is appropriately performed in each stage such as planning stage, start, mid-execution, end, practical application, etc., and based on the result, contributes to environmental compatibility.

[0015] The environmental compatibility evaluation system according to the present invention constantly monitors the contents of the basic unit and the like received from the external database with respect to the contents of the server on the WWW and always keeps the latest data as compared with the conventional data. It is characterized in that it is updated. For those that are not in the WWW, input them manually from the literature or other sources. It is characterized in that a data source, a date, and the like are input for these.

In the environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention, the LCA analysis unit exchanges the contents of the R / D with the customer through the communication means such as the Internet.
Determine or support the determination of the comparison target, system boundaries, functional units, distribution of complex elements, etc., materials before and after R / D, energy, equipment, conditions such as transportation, use, processing, and productivity. , Selecting and calculating a change in performance, etc., or assisting in selecting and calculating, evaluating the importance, and sending important data to the LCA calculation unit. Here, R / D means R & D. The same applies hereinafter.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention provides support for determining the LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit, distribution of complex elements, etc., by indicating on a browser, providing advice / comment, and providing reference examples. It is characterized by display.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention is characterized in that the LCA calculation is performed by utilizing an intermediate unit such as electric power, water, air, oil, etc. in the calculation.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention is provided with a simple evaluation data table in which processes, materials, water, wastes, and the like are entered, which is entered and transmitted, and the electric power and the
Interim totals are calculated for intermediate units such as water, air, and petroleum, etc. For materials, parts, gases, chemicals, etc., search the above database and enter the relevant data if there is any. It is characterized in that an outside display is performed.

In the environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention, the accuracy, meaning, and the like of the result are determined based on the display of the presence or absence of the data.
It is characterized by rejecting, changing the system boundary, and inputting the grounds and the like.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention has a file holder for each customer, stores and sorts the attributes, fields, interests, and the like of the customers, and can search and use them by keywords and the like. It is characterized by doing so.

In the environmental compatibility evaluation system according to the present invention, a research institute or a development institution, which is a customer, interacts with an R / D (research and development) environmental compatibility evaluation server via the Internet to exchange questions, answers, and data. And R / D
From the (R & D), cut out the necessary items (comparative objects, system boundaries, etc.) from the LCA data input, input the necessary data to the R / D (R & D) environmental compatibility evaluation server,
The analysis unit cuts out and determines the necessary items for LCA input, receives and inputs data such as basic units from internal and external databases, calculates the LCA calculation unit, calculates inventory, impact, and integrated evaluation values. In the evaluation system that transmits the results to the research and development institutions, the exchange between the customer and the server is performed at each stage of the R & D planning stage, planning stage, undertaking, during execution, termination, commercialization, etc. It is characterized by contributing to environmental friendliness.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention relates to products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., and includes not only changes due to research and development, but also scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external situations, Analyzes and inputs data necessary for LCA from products, facilities, factories, businesses, social systems, etc. before and after these changes in response to changes in parameters such as laws and regulations, and analyzes the environmental impact of the changes.
It is characterized by evaluation using the A method.

The environmental response evaluation system according to the present invention takes into account that new elements are always added due to the complexity of the environmental problem, the size of the spread, and changes in the interdependence, etc. It is characterized in that an influence calculation addition can be added.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention is characterized in that the status of each department is constantly monitored from a terminal such as a mobile phone, and mutual information is grasped from this to quickly reach an optimal solution.

The environmental compliance evaluation system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in project research and development, the evaluation of each section is always grasped, and the total addition is checked so as to optimize the evaluation.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a server, which is a customer according to the present invention, such as a product, equipment, factory, business, social system, etc., a research and development institution, and a server for environmentally responsive evaluation through the Internet. It shows an environmental compliance evaluation system that evaluates the environmental compatibility of research and development and sends the results to research and development institutions such as products, equipment, factories, businesses, and social systems.

A plurality of users (research institution A 11 in FIG. 1)
0, research institution B 120, development institution C 130, research institution 140),
LCA calculation unit 31, DB storage unit 21, and data receiving unit 1
R & D LCA server (Fig. 1)
R / D-LCA server 1) is connected by a transmission unit 160 such as the Internet. R / D-LCA refers to a method of determining the degree of environmental responsiveness of research and development by a life cycle assessment (LCA) method, and will be described in detail in this specification.

The user 11 who wants to carry out environmental compliance evaluation
0, 120, 130, and 140 are the data receiving / transmitting units 11
When information necessary for calculation is input from 2, 122, 132, 142, the information is sent to the data reception / transmission unit 174 of the service provider 170 via the transmission unit 160, and the R / D-LC
A Analyzes the data in the analysis unit, performs an analysis in the R / D-LCA analysis unit 151 using the basic unit DB 161 and the weight coefficient DB 171 and the received information, and calculates in the R / D-LCA calculation unit 152,
The result is transmitted from the data transmission / reception unit 174 to the transmission unit 160 again.
Is sent to the result reception output units 112, 122, 132, 142 of the users 110, 120, 130, 140 via the. In this case, a plurality of users 110, 120, 13
0,140 can access the same computing service. Furthermore, it is necessary to update and add the basic unit and the weighting factor used for the calculation in a timely manner. However, in the present invention, if the update and addition are performed collectively in the R / D-LCA database 171 of the provider 2, all users 1 can be simultaneously updated. The calculation in the new DB can be provided.

In the present invention, the DB used for the calculation by the provider 170 is not only the DB of the database 171, but also the calculation results of the users 110, 120, 130, 140 via the transmission unit 160 such as the Internet. Alternatively, the information possessed can be used as a basic unit. Further, information from the DB storage unit 200 of each maker constituting a product such as a unit maker, a part maker, and a material maker can be used as a basic unit for manufacturing a unit, a part, or a material. There is also an advantage that it can be used as such.

These users 110, 120, 13
0 and 140 are planning / sales department 150 and design / manufacturing department 15
1. Closely communicate with other organizations that use the data and reflect these results.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an object of LCA evaluation which is an object of the present invention. The present invention evaluates a change in the degree of environmental response of R & D caused by an external or internal change.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, these changes correspond to changes in scenarios, changes in models, changes in methods, changes in basic units, changes in weighting factors, and changes in situations. These changes are analyzed by the R / D-LCA analysis unit, and the R / D-LCA
The calculation is performed by the calculation unit 152 to perform the LCA evaluation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the change can be various changes such as a change in a scenario, a change in a model, a change in a method, a change in a basic unit, a change in a weighting coefficient, and a change in a situation. FIG.

In this case, the items to be determined are as follows.

As the analysis items, LCA analysis 300, performance / productivity analysis 310, LCA process input / output analysis 320, project effect analysis
340. FIG. 3 shows a technique corresponding to these analysis contents.

What is a comparison object? For the question 301, a determination 301a of the new and old technology category is made. That is, the range of technologies and products to be compared and evaluated by this method is determined.
In research and development, various things are often performed in parallel,
What needs to be compared to what needs to be clarified, and the system has the features to support this.

What are the boundaries of the system? For the question 302, a system boundary judgment function is provided.

That is, the object of research and development is the material process,
Because it is intricately involved with equipment and systems, it is necessary to clarify these and clarify the scope of the evaluation target, and the system has functions to support this.

What does the 302a functional unit employ? For the question 303, a conversion function 303a by function unit is provided. In other words, it is necessary to select and determine the most suitable functional unit for the evaluation, such as whether the numerical value used for evaluation is per product, per lot, per 1 GB / mm2 recording density, per 100 kg weight, etc. The system is provided with a function of determining or supporting the determination.

Is there a distribution problem? For the question 304, a distribution function 304a is provided. That is, FIGS.
In the case of the input and output in the above, when a measured value cannot be directly obtained for the target area and only a total value with other areas can be obtained, it is necessary to distribute numerical values to the target area based on some criteria. For example, the power used in the cleaning process
If only the total value of the power used in the etching process and the development process can be obtained because the equipment is integrated, power is distributed by the product of the rated current of the cleaning part in each process and the usage time. It is. The system is provided with a function of determining or assisting in determining such a distribution method and calculating a distribution result.

Next, in the performance / productivity analysis 310,
Will productivity change? For the question 311, a productivity effect calculator 311a is provided.

Does the yield change? For the question 312, the effect of the yield is calculated and input 312a.

This is because the yield is a very important parameter in the production process, and the same energy, material,
The yield is 70 for the input of
If the percentage was increased to 72%, it would have the same effect as reducing energy consumption, resource consumption, and environmentally harmful substance emissions per product to 70/72. The system is provided with a function for deriving the yield and calculating or supporting the effect of such a yield for each parameter.

Does reliability change? For the question 313, a reliability effect calculator 313a is provided.

Next, in the LCA process input / output analysis 320,
Materials, parts, units, energy consumption, equipment, tools,
Changes in the type, transport mode, use conditions, and processing conditions are considered issues, and a change method, a consumption amount, a load on the environment, and a calculation method and a calculation function unit are provided so that the change is calculated. .

Finally, an analysis of the effect of the effect 340 effect R /
D? For the question 341, perform a 341a operation that multiplies the contribution rate to the overall effect. This is to calculate the contribution of one group or research institution to effects such as environmental responsiveness when R & D is done by a joint project of several groups or R & D institutes and has one effect as a whole. For example, allocation in proportion to the number of persons in charge of research and development, allocation in accordance with the magnitude of the effect of research, allocation in accordance with investment costs, and the like can be considered. The system is provided with a function of deriving such a contribution rate and calculating or supporting the environmental compatibility based on the contribution rate.

FIG. 4 shows the details of these steps.

That is, user data is input from the R / D-LCA data receiving unit 400 and is transferred to the R / D-LCA analyzing unit 410. Here, determination of a target range (system boundary) and determination support 411 are performed. Further, it decides what to compare before and after the change, such as research and development, or assists the decision 411a. The determination / determination support 412 of the functional unit and the determination / determination support 413 of the distribution of the complex element are performed. Decide on other necessary items and support decision 414. Conversion of input data into functional units and conversion support 415 are performed. Refers to basic unit data, decides on recruitment, and supports decision 416. The calculation and support of the calculation of the intermediate intensity data 417 are performed.

Next, the R / D-LCA performance / productivity analysis unit 460 has a productivity effect calculation unit 461 a yield effect calculation unit 462 a yield effect calculation unit 462 a performance effect calculation unit 454, and executes each function. .

Next, the R / D-LCA calculation section 420 performs inventory calculation 421 impact calculation 422 normalization calculation 423 integrated evaluation value calculation 424.

Next, the R / D-LCA project effect evaluation section 47
At 0, the project effect is evaluated. Next, the R / D-LCA evaluation result output unit 430 displays the inventory values in a table and graph.
Do 431. Perform table / graph display 432 of impact value. Table / graph display of standardized impact evaluation values 433 Display of integrated evaluation values 434 Prepare and display report 435.

Next, the evaluation result analysis unit 440 performs a comparative evaluation table / graph creation display 441 between departments. Completion and preparation of comparative evaluation comments between departments 442 Perform comparative evaluation table / graph creation display 443 between products. Create and evaluate comments 444 on comparative evaluation between products. Perform comparative evaluation table / graph creation display 445 between other items. Completion and preparation of comparative evaluation comments between other items 446 Performs time change table / graph creation display 447 of evaluation for each theme.
Time change table / graph creation display 448 of evaluation by section is performed. Time change table / graph creation display 449 of evaluation for each product is performed.

A time change table / graph creation display 449a of the evaluation for each other item is performed.

Finally, the above result is sent to the R / D-LCA data transmission unit.
Sent from 450 to the user.

How far is the boundary of the system using FIG.
The function 302a for determining the boundary of the system 302a will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the areas to be researched and developed cover a wide variety of processes, equipment, systems, and the like.
Services and energy or utilities (water,
Products (including parts and semi-finished products) with inputs of air and power)
Or output services and discharge waste and recyclables. → in the figure are all these inputs,
The output is shown. The output of the facility 1 becomes the input of the facility 2, the output of the facility 3 becomes the input of the facility 4, the facility 5, and so on. These facilities combine to form one process, and this process is also referred to. Input materials / energy services / utilities (water, air, electricity), output products / services, and emit waste / recycled materials. Then, the output of process 1 becomes the input of process 2, and the output of process 3 becomes process 4,
These are the inputs to process 5, and so on, and these processes combine to form one system.
In addition, for this system, materials, energy services or utilities (water, air, electricity) are input, products and services are output, and waste and recycled materials are discharged. And the output of system 1 becomes the input of system 2, the output of system 3 becomes the input of system 4, system 5, and so on. In some cases, these systems may be considered to be combined to form a higher-level system.

That is, these research target areas have a hierarchical structure, but as described above, the input of materials / energy services or utilities (water, air, electric power) and product Or output services and discharge waste / recycled materials.
In this regard, they may be treated the same.

It is not always easy for a researcher / developer to determine which part of these nested structures is the subject of research and development. Therefore, the process as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen, and the range shown by the dotted line is displayed. The range of this dotted line can be changed and added as appropriate. After that, input of materials, parts, energy, etc. to this target part and output types of products, services, waste, etc.
Display and calculate the amount.

Hereinafter, a method and a system for evaluating the environmental compatibility of research and development using an LCA (life cycle assessment) method will be described in detail.

First, input setting of a functional unit serving as a reference for evaluation is performed.

That is, a functional unit (for example, per product, per 1 Gbit / mm recording density,
It is necessary to determine the unit that indicates the size of the environmental impact item, such as per kilogram.

Further, an area (system boundary) to be evaluated is clearly determined. In other words, it decides which parts / areas are to be handled for the process / material / equipment / system targeted for research and development as shown in Fig. 5, and clarifies the input / output and route to that area. In FIG. 5, the area to be handled is not only an individual unit, for example, an individual facility, an individual process, an individual system, but also a composite area of these.

It should be noted that these are evaluations regarding the state before R & D and the introduction of technology into actual products and manufacturing processes after R & D, and do not indicate, for example, the inside of a laboratory or a laboratory. Cost. This is because it is necessary to evaluate the effects of R & D on the actual product and manufacturing process in order to see the effect on the environment.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, inputs (types k and amounts Ak) of materials / parts, energy (types and amounts), products, semi-finished products, Clarify the output (type k, quantity Bk ') of services, emissions, etc. through investigation of each process. If it is not always clear from the actual survey of the process alone, numerical values such as statistical data can be used.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 7, inputs (type k, amount Ak) of materials / parts, energy (type, amount) after research and development, and outputs of products, semi-finished products, services, emissions, etc. (Kind k and quantity Bk ') should be clarified based on the target value of the research.

Since R & D changes the current process, the above input and output values Ak before and after R & D are determined, and the difference ΔA _k : ΔA _k = A _k −A _k −A ′ _k An environmental load item and an environmental impact item are calculated from (Equation 1).

Here, input values before and after R & D
The method of calculating environmental load items and environmental impact items by focusing on the difference between output values is a major feature of the present invention, whereby it is not necessary to obtain all input and output values. It is necessary to clarify the value by focusing only on the items that change due to the above, and the advantage that the environmental compliance evaluation can be performed extremely easily and easily compared to the case where ordinary life cycle assessment requires as much accurate data as possible Having.

This is a great advantage from the viewpoint that those engaged in R & D need to concentrate on R & D.

Next, as an inventory analysis, the _basic unit e _jk corresponding to the above-mentioned change amount is multiplied and added to obtain the values of the inventory items such as consumed resources and emissions and the change amount thereof.

This is, for example, 5 kg of CO ₂ per kg of iron material.
8 kg of CO ₂ per kg of aluminum material
20 kg of iron, 10 kg of aluminum
The component consisting of 5x20 + 8x10 = 180 is calculated as producing 180 kg of CO ₂ .

In this case, the basic unit related to the emission of CO _{2 from} the iron material is 5 kg / kg. In other words, regarding the use of the _jth environmental impact item and the emission amount Dj, the materials used, energy,
To the amount E _k of the k-th element in the machining process and assembly ... etc., over the intensity e _jk, it is determined as _{D j = Σ k e jk ·} E k ( Equation 2).

Therefore, the change of the input / output value before and after the research and development ΔD _j
With regard to, the _{ΔD j = Σ k e jk ·} Δe k ( Equation 3).

Next, impact evaluation, that is, evaluation of environmental load or environmental impact is performed on the difference between the inventory items before and after the research and development calculated in this way. Environmental impact items include acid rain load, resource depletion load, ozone layer depletion load, global warming load, human body harmful load, ecosystem destruction load, air pollution load, and water pollution load.

Now, for an example of the global warming load,
With regard to emissions of CO ₂ , CFC ₁₂ , HCFC _22, etc.,
It looks at the impact on global warming over 1400,540.For example, in a process, 10 kg of CO _{2 and} 20 k of CFC ₁₂
g, if HCFC ₂₂ is discharged 40kg, 1x10 + 1400x20 + 540x4
0 = 49610, which means that there is 49610 times the effect of global warming when 1 kg of CO ₂ is used.

Accordingly, not only global warming but also depletion of resources of various raw materials, air pollution, acid rain, ozone layer destruction, effects on ecosystems, effects on human bodies, etc. have their respective characteristic coefficients. Similarly, the environmental load, that is, the magnitude of the environmental impact can be calculated.

For example, regarding the effect of resource depletion of raw materials, the reciprocal of the service life (annual usage / recoverable reserves) is used. For acid rain, the acid rain coefficient with SO _{x set} to 1, and for the ozone layer depletion, An ozone depletion potential with a CFC of 1 is used, and so on.

That is, regarding the i-th impact category as the impact evaluation, the resource consumption and the emission
Dj is multiplied by the corresponding characteristic coefficient d _ij and summed to obtain an impact characteristic value Li.

L _i = Σ _i d _ij · D _j (Equation 4) Accordingly, regarding the difference between the amount of consumed resources and the amount of emissions before and after research and development, ΔL _i = Σ _I d _ij · ΔD _j (Equation 5) Since the size is greatly different for each category, in order to unify the sizes, normalization is performed by applying a normalization coefficient c _i . The normalization coefficient c _i can be, for example, the reciprocal of the maximum value that L _I can take.

L ′ _i = c _i L _I (Equation 6) ΔL ′ _i = c _i ΔL _i (Equation 7) Regarding the weighting of different impact categories, for example, the eco-factor, questionnaire method, panel method, and willingness to pay of the Swiss Environment Agency However, when integration is performed by performing unified weighting in some form, the sum is multiplied by a weighting coefficient bi for the impact category.

[0081] _{P = Σ i b i · L} 'I ( Equation _{8) ΔP = Σ i b i} · ΔL' I adjustments to [Delta] P to the (Equation 9) descriptive 100 point scale factor a
, And subtracting from 100, the environmental response index value K can be obtained. Here, the adjustment coefficient a is determined by adjusting the environmental compatibility index value K so as to be distributed in an appropriate range.

K = 100−aΔP (Equation 10) In this case, the numerical value is a perfect score when the score is 100 points, and has a feature that the effort of the research and development is easily encouraged.

Next, FIG. 8 shows an R & D environment compatibility evaluation table. In the vertical direction, input / output for each process, inventory items, impact items, standardized impact items, and environmental compatibility index values are shown, and are arranged in the order of a large item, a middle item, and a small item below. The horizontal axis shows the values before R & D,
After R & D, values at the time of planning, values at the time of intermediate, values at the end,
The value at the time of transfer to the business department, the value after transfer, etc. are displayed. By repeating the input operation processing, the evaluation points based on the finally determined plan are output and entered. In the middle stage of R & D, as R & D progresses,
Since the changed portion appears, this is output and written in the intermediate evaluation column, and the evaluation score by the evaluation operation is described in. Similarly, at the end of R & D, the final evaluation result is output and entered.

With the above table output, it is possible to work as a support tool for appropriately promoting environmental adaptation accompanying the progress of research and development. The present invention is not limited to the tabular output, and a method of displaying an evaluation table or a graph summarizing the results so as to be easily understood is also within the scope.

On the screen of the output device, not only the evaluation score of the environmental compatibility degree of the research and development theme but also the evaluation score of the same department or another department, the average evaluation score of all departments, and the like are obtained and displayed. By accumulating these data annually, it is also possible to display the evaluation points for each section and for each year as a table as shown in FIG.

Also, by using the graph creation function,
A graph can be displayed as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a multi-axis radar chart can be displayed with the environmental impact items as the axes for each theme.

In this case, it is possible to perform a kind of simulation in which the environmental impact factors and their quantities are variously changed, and the results are calculated and output and evaluated and determined. Is possible. This is shown in FIG. In other words, at the start of R & D, this system evaluates the degree of environmental responsiveness. If the degree of environmental responsiveness is insufficient, change some or all of the materials, processes, equipment, systems, etc. Perform the conversion. In other words, part or all of the materials, processes, equipment, systems, etc. are changed, and improvement is achieved by selecting materials, processes, equipment, systems that meet the R & D objectives and also meet the environmental requirements. Perform Then move on to the next step and promote R & D.

Further, in the present system, it is possible to perform the evaluation once again at the intermediate time. In other words, at this time, there are many cases where a certain narrowing down or a change is made from several options in materials, processes, equipment, systems, etc. as the research and development progresses. Therefore, these materials / processes / equipments / systems are evaluated by this system, and if the degree of environmental responsiveness is insufficient, further materials / processes / equipments / systems within the selectable range
Materials or materials that change the system or part of the system to achieve the purpose of R & D while satisfying the requirements for environmental compatibility
Improve by selecting processes, equipment and systems. In this way, we move on to the next step and promote R & D.

At the end of R & D, improvements are made through the same steps as above, so that R & D that ultimately satisfies the level of environmental compatibility is completed, and the results are transferred to the commercialization departments such as business divisions and factories. And put it to practical use.

FIG. 13 shows a configuration and an operation flow of an R & D environmental compatibility evaluation system according to the present invention. First, select the range of evaluation, and then enter the functional unit.

Further, an evaluation period is selected. R & D planning stage, interim period,
Select which stage to compare and evaluate, such as at the end, at the time of transfer to the business unit, or afterwards.

Further, a target process is selected. Here, there are items of material / energy, parts processing, assembly, use, and processing.
For materials, metal, non-metal, etc., and further lower items, for example, for metals, iron, aluminum, tin, etc. are displayed.

Next, the numerical value before the research and development is input, and after the research and development, the numerical value at the time of the selected evaluation is input. By calculating the amount of change from this, a matrix calculation is performed on the inventory analysis sheet. A matrix calculation is performed on the impact evaluation sheet with the results. Further, the matrix is calculated on the environmental compliance evaluation sheet with the result, and the environmental compatibility is output.

The basic unit, characteristic coefficient, weighting coefficient, adjustment coefficient, and the like required for the above calculation are previously input to the sheet as a basic unit matrix, characteristic coefficient matrix, weighting coefficient matrix, and adjustment coefficient. Also, an evaluation graph can be output from these.

FIG. 14 shows a system for an administrator. In other words, if more data files on individual R & D themes created by the above system are stored for each department and research category, the evaluation sheet for each department and research category, This is to create a graph for use.

A specific embodiment to which the above system is applied will be described below.

At the time of planning in the study of a certain plastic working technology, if the working technology is completed and put into practical use, the product 1
Electricity consumption per vehicle decreased from 120kwH to 70kwH,
Iron consumption reduced from 30kg to 15kg, plastic working amount 200kg
To 150 kg.

By inputting these values in this system, FIG.
As shown in Fig. 5, the power consumption is entered as 120 kwH and 70 kwH at the planning time before and after R & D as the input and output items for each process in the R & D environment compatibility evaluation management table. FIG. 16 shows this in a graph.

That is, in the graphs of the individual items in the upper part, before and after research and development of electric power, iron and plastic working (at the time of planning)
Is shown. The graphs of input and output by process at the bottom show energy, material, processing, assembly, transportation, use,
A graph comparing before and after research and development (at the time of planning) in each process step is shown.

FIG. 17 shows a part of the inventory item of the R & D environment compatibility evaluation management table. That is, the values before and after the research and development (at the time of planning) of uranium, coal, oil, and natural gas, which are depletable resources, are shown as the power as the energy and the consumption resources as the consuming resources. These are mainly due to changes in the amount of power used.

FIG. 18 is a graph showing this. In other words, uranium, coal, oil,
Changes in natural gas, mineral resources such as iron, CO2 and ammonia are shown. At the bottom is a graph comparing consumption resources, emissions and chemicals before and after R & D (at planning).

FIG. 19 shows the impact evaluation part of the R & D environment correspondence evaluation management table.

As the environmental impact items of resource depletion, impact evaluation values of uranium, coal, oil, natural gas, and iron are shown.

FIG. 20 is a graph showing this. That is, a graph is shown that compares the load of oil, iron, global warming, air pollution, landfill, etc. before and after R & D (at the time of planning).

Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the values of the impact evaluation items are displayed in a radar chart.

As described above, in this system, the degree of environmental compatibility of research and development is quantified in the form of input / output for each process, inventory items, and impact evaluation, and is graphed and radar charted. Difficult environmental impact,
Environmental compliance can be visualized.

In this system, many databases such as basic units, characteristic coefficients, and weighting coefficients are required. These basic units, characteristic coefficients, and weighting coefficients are used for laws and regulations, advancement and development of science and technology, social problems, international relations, and the like. It changes with the change.

[0108] Even if the changes in recent years have been observed in recent years, the law on the use of energy has been revised, the law on the promotion of global warming countermeasures, the law on the recycling of specific household appliances, and the separate collection and recycling of containers and packaging. Act on Promotion of Waste Management, Strengthening of Structure and Maintenance Standards for Incineration Facilities to Control Dioxin Emissions, Law on Waste Treatment and Cleaning, Understanding of Emissions of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment, and Promotion of Improvement of Management Many laws and regulations, such as the Act on the Promulgation of Laws, have been promulgated, enforced, and revised in succession.Each time, changes such as adding new environmental items, changing standard values, and introducing new ideas are required. However, it has become necessary to change the basic unit / characteristic coefficient, weighting coefficient, and add new items. This trend is expected to continue as environmental problems intensify.

Therefore, rather than a fixed system, the latest data is sent from the central management server to the user's CPU via the Internet, or data is sent from the user to the central management server via the Internet, and the calculation result based on the data is sent from the server to the user. The system to send to is effective. It is also effective for the central management server to have a system capable of exchanging data with other servers on the Internet and constantly updating the data with the latest information.

In the displayed evaluation values, for example, when a harmful substance is used, the harmful substance has a large environmental impact. On the other hand, if measures are taken to protect the environment, for example, installation of abatement equipment, installation of protective equipment for users, and implementation of environmental education, this means that measures have been taken. The degree of environmental responsiveness is improved. As a result, the total points are improved, but the potential for harmful environmental effects still exists. For example, it is quite possible that harmful substances leak due to an accident and affect the environment. In other words, the fact that environmental measures have been taken and measures taken to protect the environment (hereinafter referred to as “protection”) have resulted in improved environmental responsiveness. Are separate and should not be evaluated solely on the end result. For this reason, when there is protection as shown in FIG. 28 instead of FIG. 8, it is possible to clearly display both numerical values when there is no protection.
Although examples of harmful substances have been given above, there may be cases in which there are measures to protect the environment (hereinafter referred to as “protection”) that address other environmental impact factors.

Therefore, in FIG. 28, the numerical value P when there is no protection at all time points and the numerical value Q when there is protection are clearly displayed. Further, in this figure, the protection ratio R indicates a rate at which the load potential is reduced by the protection. That is, P × R = Q (Equation 11) For example, when a certain factor is protected, the numerical value P is 100,
When the protection rate R is 0.2, the numerical value Q when there is protection is 20.

Alternatively, it is also possible to take a negative value as a numerical value (protection value) R 'indicating the degree of protection and set PR' = Q (Equation 12).

For example, when the protection of a certain factor is present, the numerical value P is 100, and when the protect value R 'is -80, the numerical value Q is 20 when there is the protection.

Further, in the present system, when the degree of environmental compatibility is insufficient, it is possible to propose and teach an improvement measure. For example, when the degree of environmental responsiveness is poor, some of the main causes are displayed. If this is due to the use of lead solder, the environmental information DB 300 and the regulation DB 40 shown in FIG.
0, Search for lead solder from literature DB 500 etc., as shown in Fig. 27, switch to lead-free solder as a countermeasure, water pollution control law as related laws and regulations, contact information, literature, problems, problems Can be displayed to prompt countermeasures.

In FIG. 22, research institution A conducts material R & D, research institution B conducts research and development of process, research and development institution C conducts research and development of equipment, and research and development institution D conducts research and development of system. The research and development of new products, new systems, and new services with a degree of environmental compliance of 80 points or more will be conducted in cooperation as a whole. In this case, coordination of the environmental responsiveness of each research institution becomes a problem. That is, in FIG.
In Case 1, A is environmental compatibility 80 points, B is environmental compatibility 50 points, C is environmental compatibility 70 points, and D is environmental compatibility 80 points. If the overall environmental compatibility is now the same with each weighting coefficient of 0.25, the overall environmental compatibility is 70 points. Therefore, to produce a product with a degree of environmental compliance of 80 that meets the standards and regulations during a limited period,
Each institution needs to cooperate, that is, the R / D-LCA server 170 calculates the degree of environmental response for each research period via the Internet unit 160 and transmits this to each research institution. In this case, each research institution can know each other's degree of correspondence, and in case 2, A will increase from 80 points to 90 points in order to communicate with each other and cover the shortfall. B improves 50 points to 60 points. C scores 70 points
Improve to 80 points. D improves 80 points to 90 points. In this way, A and D are improved to 90 points by covering B in which it is particularly difficult to improve the environmental level, so that the total point becomes 80 points, and the product standard value and laws and regulations can be satisfied. . In addition, B, which was difficult, also improves over time, and if it is possible to improve 60 points to 80 points in Case 3, the overall environmental degree will show a high value of 85 points, showing particularly excellent characteristics. Will be. Alternatively, as in Case 4, research institutes A and D return the environmental compliance from 90 points to 80 points in this case, avoiding excessive burden, still increasing the overall environmental compliance to 80 points, and setting product standards and regulations. Can be satisfied.

In some cases, it may be difficult for the research and development institution B to achieve the target of 80 points within the period due to technical restrictions, research and development resources, and the like. In this case Ca
The target value is calculated by multiplying the value in Case 1 of each research and development organization by 80/70 as the target value as in se5.
By achieving 3 points, institution B achieving 57.14 points, institution C achieving 80 points, and institution D achieving 91.43 points, it is possible to achieve 80 points in total while reducing the burden on institution B.

FIG. 23 shows a method of promptly determining the point increasing speed and instructing a target value before reaching the final stage.

In other words, the research and development institution at the intermediate time point Case12 where a certain time has elapsed since the initial value of Case11 (all 40 points)
Assume that the environmental compatibility of A, B, C, and D was 80, 50, 70, and 80, respectively. In this case, the overall degree of correspondence is 70 points. To calculate the target value according to the rate of increase in the score of each research institution, use Case
If the value in 11 is P1 and the value in Case 12 is P2, and the total value in Case 12 is Pt1 and the overall value in Case 12 is Pt2, the final target value is Pt0, then P3 = P1 + (P2-P1) × ( Pt0−Pt2) / (Pt2−Pt1) (Equation 13) can calculate a target value corresponding to the rate of increase in the score of each research institution.

In this case, if these values are calculated as shown in Case 13 of FIG. 23 and each research and development institution achieves them, the target value of 80 points can be achieved as a whole.

FIG. 24 shows that each research institution starts with an initial value of 45 points, but it is impossible for research institution B to score more than 55 points, and it is known that 55 points can be achieved.
This is an example of a case where the shortage is equally distributed to other research institutions A, C, and D. There can be various other distribution methods.

As described above, depending on the degree of progress of research and development of each research institution, research and development satisfying the environmental compatibility as a whole can be performed in cooperation with each other. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1A, a command unit 175 is provided on the R / D-LCA server 170 side, and a command for coordination is given to each research institution via the Internet unit 160. Furthermore, a method of transmitting a target value to be achieved and issuing a command can also be adopted.

It is necessary to pay attention to the following points in the research and development based on the project as described above. In other words, FIG. 25A, FIG. 25B, FIG. 25C, and FIG. 25D show the range of the condition range that the material / process A, the equipment B, and the system C satisfy.

Now, if it is desired to set each environmental compatibility to 80 points, as shown in FIG.
60 points for equipment B1, 60 points for equipment B1, and 6 points for system C1
Score 0. Further, under these overlapping conditions X1, A, B, C
Both satisfy 60 points. Due to the progress of research and development,
It is assumed that the material / process A2 has 70 points, the facility B2 has 70 points, and the system C2 has 70 points. In this case, under these overlapping conditions X2, all A, B, and C satisfy 70 points. However, the target of 80 points is still insufficient, and further research and development will be pursued.

With further research and development progress, FIG.
80 points for the material / process A3, 80 points for the facility B3, and 80 points for the system C3. However, in this case, there is no condition area that satisfies all three of A3, B3, and C3, and it is not possible to score 80 points at the same time. Then, as shown in FIG.
By changing the conditions for C to 85 points for B3 'and 85 points for C3', a common area X3 'is created, where A3
80 points, B3'85 points, C3'85 points, totaling 8 points
A score of 0 or more can be achieved.

As described above, it is necessary to take care that there is a common area when satisfying the environmental responsiveness by integrating various R & D such as materials, processes, facilities, and systems.
It is necessary to calculate and confirm the environmental level of the common area using the environmental response evaluation system of the present invention, and if it is insufficient, it is necessary to make correction changes such as conditions.

It is further necessary to pay attention to the following points. This method is characterized by selecting a practical combination of materials, processes, equipment, and systems in consideration of environmental compatibility by assuming a product or actual production technology instead of a result in a laboratory. Now suppose that A2 is selected from A1, A2, and A3 in consideration of the environmental compatibility by the environmental compatibility evaluation system assuming the product or the actual production technology. Next, as for the equipment, it is assumed that B1 is selected from B1, B2, and B3 by assuming a product or an actual production technology and considering the environmental compatibility by an environmental compatibility evaluation system. Finally, suppose that for equipment, C3 was selected from C1, C2, and C3 by assuming a product or actual production technology and considering the environmental compatibility by an environmental compatibility evaluation system.

However, the environmental compatibility according to the present invention has not yet been evaluated for the combination of A2, B1 and C3, and the product or actual production technology is assumed by the environmental compatibility evaluation system for this combination. Need to be evaluated. As a result, if there are insufficient points in terms of environmental compatibility, etc., change the conditions and selection ranges for materials, processes, equipment, and systems, and suppose products or actual production technologies using the environmental compliance evaluation system. It is possible to evaluate and select a combination that finally obtains a sufficient result in the degree of environmental compatibility and the like.

[0128]

According to the present embodiment, the following effects are obtained.

[0129] A server for environmentally responsive evaluation interacts with a research institute or development institution, such as a product, equipment, factory, business, or social system, which is a customer, through the Internet, and exchanges questions, answers, and data to input an LCA. Cut out necessary items (comparison target, system boundary, etc.), input necessary data to the environmental compliance evaluation server, and cut out and determine necessary items for LCA input in the LCA analysis unit. From internal and external databases Receive and input data such as basic unit, calculate by LCA calculation part, calculate inventory, impact, integrated evaluation value, and then use the result as a research institution such as product, equipment, factory, business, social system,
Send to development agency. The exchange between the customer and the server is based on R & D changes, scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external situations, changes in parameters such as laws and regulations, planning stage, planning stage, undertaking, in the middle of execution, termination,
An impact assessment system was provided, which was performed at each stage such as practical application and contributed to the environmental response of the results.

Further, in the above, the data such as the basic unit received from the external database is always automatically monitored for the contents of the server on the WWW, and is constantly updated to the latest data as compared with the conventional data. And For those that are not in the WWW, input them manually from the literature or other sources. An impact assessment system characterized by inputting a data source, date, and the like for these was provided.

Further, the LCA analysis unit communicates with the customer through communication means such as the Internet, etc.
From the contents of D, LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit,
Determine the distribution of complex elements, etc., or provide support for the determination, and grasp changes in materials, energy, equipment, transportation / use / treatment conditions, productivity, performance, etc., before and after R / D. An impact assessment system was provided, in which the data to be sent to the LCA calculation unit was determined in consideration of the impact.

Further, in the above, support for determination of LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit, distribution of complex elements, etc. is indicated by a browser mark, advice / comment,
An impact assessment system was provided, which was characterized by displaying reference examples.

In addition, when calculating, power, water, air,
An impact assessment system was provided, characterized in that LCA calculations were performed using intermediate units such as petroleum.

Further, a simple evaluation data table for filling in processes, materials, water, wastes, etc. is provided and filled out and transmitted. For the material, parts, gas, chemicals, etc., the above database is searched, and if there is corresponding data, the data is entered. System provided.

In addition, based on the display of the presence or absence of the data,
Since the accuracy, meaning, and the like of the result are determined, an impact evaluation system is provided which is characterized by indicating this, adopting or rejecting data, changing a system boundary, and inputting the basis thereof.

Impact assessment characterized by having a file holder for each customer, storing the attributes, fields, interests, etc. of the customer in a sorted manner so that they can be searched and used by keywords and the like. System provided.

Research institutes and development institutes as customers
The R / D environmental compatibility evaluation server communicates via the Internet, exchanges questions, answers, and data, and from R / D to L
Items required for CA input (comparison target, system boundary, etc.)
And input necessary data to the R / D environmental compliance evaluation server.The LCA analysis unit cuts out the necessary items for LCA input, receives data such as basic unit from internal and external databases and inputs it. The LCA calculation section calculates the inventory, impact, and integrated evaluation values, and sends the results to research and development institutions. Interaction between customers and servers is conducted at each stage of R & D planning, planning, start, execution, termination, commercialization, etc., as appropriate, contributing to the environmental response of R & D results. Was provided.

Regarding products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., not only changes due to research and development, but also scenarios,
Respond to changes in parameters such as models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external situations, laws and regulations, and analyze LC from products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc. before and after these changes.
A system was provided that analyzes and inputs the data required for A and evaluates the environmental impact of the change using the LCA method.

Considering that new elements are always added due to changes in the complexity, extent of spread, and interdependence of environmental problems, new environmental impact factors and their impact calculation additions can be added. An impact assessment system was provided.

At the time of the above, an influence evaluation system is provided which is characterized in that the status of each department is constantly monitored from a terminal such as a mobile phone, and mutual information is grasped from this to quickly reach an optimum solution.

In the project research / development, an impact evaluation system was provided, characterized in that the evaluation of each section was always grasped, and the total addition was checked so as to optimize the evaluation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment using the present invention via a net.

FIG. 2 shows the types of changes for LCA evaluation.

FIG. 3 shows analysis items and analysis contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a processing flow in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of a system boundary of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows an input / output relationship before research and development of a system boundary according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows an input / output relationship after research and development of the system boundary of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of an evaluation result output of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the evaluation result output of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the evaluation result output of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of an evaluation result output of the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of a simulation flow of environmental adaptation of the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the system and operation flow of the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a database of the administrator side system of the present invention.

FIG. 15 shows an R & D environment correspondence degree evaluation management table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows evaluation results before and after research and development according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 shows an R & D environment correspondence degree evaluation management table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 shows evaluation results before and after research and development according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 shows a research and development environment correspondence degree evaluation management table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 shows evaluation results before and after research and development according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 shows a display of an impact evaluation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 shows an embodiment of setting an environmental response target value in joint research and development.

FIG. 23 shows an embodiment of setting of environmental response target values in joint research and development.

FIG. 24 shows an embodiment of setting an environmental response target value in joint research and development.

FIG. 25 shows an image of setting an environmental response target value in joint research and development.

FIG. 26 shows an embodiment using the present invention via a net.

FIG. 27 shows an embodiment of an improvement plan output according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 shows an embodiment of an evaluation result output in consideration of the protection of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

110 ... Research Institution A, 120 ... Research Institution B, 130 ... Research Institution C, 140 ... Research Institution D, 160 ... Internet Department, 170 ... R / D-LCA Server

Claims (32)

[Claims] [Claim 1] An institution that is a customer conducts R & D, production,
With regard to processes, equipment, products, and systems that are being conducted in other areas, it is possible to see the effects of changes in scenarios, changes in models, changes in methods, changes in basic units, changes in weighting factors, and changes in laws and regulations that affect the environment. Environmental compliance evaluation system made possible. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a customer, a research institution or a development institution such as a product, equipment, factory, business, social system, etc., and an environmental response evaluation server interact with each other through the Internet to ask questions, answers, and data. An environmental response evaluation system characterized by exchanging information and evaluating the environmental response of research and development, and transmitting the results to research and development institutions such as products, equipment, factories, businesses, and social systems. 3. In the system of claim 1, items necessary for LCA input (comparison target, system boundary, etc.) are cut out, and necessary data is input to the environmental compliance evaluation server.
A Analysis section cuts out items necessary for LCA input, receives and inputs data such as basic unit from internal and external databases, calculates by LCA calculation section, calculates inventory, impact, integrated evaluation value Research results such as products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc.
An environmental response evaluation system characterized by transmitting to a development organization. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the exchange between the customer and the server is changed by a research and development, a scenario,
Change of parameters such as model, method, basic unit, weighting factor, external situation, regulation, etc. is performed at each stage such as planning stage, planning stage, undertaken, during execution, end, practical application, etc., and based on the results, environmental response An environmental response evaluation system characterized by contributing to the development of an environment. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the data such as the basic unit received from the external database is always automatically monitored for the contents of the server on the WWW, and is constantly updated to the latest data as compared with the conventional data. It is characterized by having done. For those that are not in the WWW, input them manually from the literature or other sources. An environmental compliance evaluation system characterized by inputting the data source, date and time for each of these. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the LCA analysis unit communicates with the customer through communication means such as the Internet from the contents of the R / D to compare the LCA, system boundaries, functional units, and complex elements. Decide distribution, etc., or assist in making decisions, and select / calculate or select changes in materials, energy, equipment, transportation / use / treatment conditions, productivity, performance, etc. before and after R / D An environmental response evaluation system that supports calculation, evaluates importance, and sends important data to the LCA calculation unit. 7. In the system according to claim 1, support for determination of LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit, distribution of complex elements, etc. is provided by a display on a browser, advice / comment, display of reference case, etc. An environmental response evaluation system that features: 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation uses an intermediate unit such as electric power, water, air, and oil.
An environmental compliance evaluation system characterized by performing LCA calculations. 9. In the system according to claim 1, a simple evaluation data table for entering processes, materials, water, wastes, etc. is provided, and is entered and transmitted. Shall perform an interim count, search the database for materials, parts, gases, chemicals, etc. and enter the relevant data if any, and if not, display out of range. Characteristic environmental response evaluation system. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the accuracy, meaning, and the like of the result are determined based on the display of the presence / absence of the data. An environmental compliance evaluation system characterized by inputting grounds and the like. 11. The system according to claim 1, wherein a file holder is provided for each customer, and the attributes, fields, and interests of the customer are sorted and stored, and can be searched and used by a keyword or the like. An environmental response evaluation system characterized by the following. 12. A R / D environmental compliance evaluation server interacts with a research institution or a development institution, which is a customer, through the Internet to exchange questions, answers, and data.
Necessary for LCA input from (comparison target, system boundary,
Etc.), input the necessary data to the R / D environmental compliance evaluation server, determine the necessary items for LCA input in the LCA analysis unit, and receive data such as basic unit from internal and external databases. In the evaluation system that calculates inventory, impact, and integrated evaluation values, and sends the results to research institutions and development institutions, the exchange between customers and servers is conducted at the planning stage of R & D. Planning stage, start, in progress, finished,
An environmental compliance evaluation system, which is performed at each stage of practical application, etc., and contributes to environmental response of R & D results. 13. Regarding products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., not only changes due to research and development, but also scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external conditions,
Analyzes and inputs data necessary for LCA from products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc. before and after these changes in response to changes in parameters such as laws and regulations, and evaluates the environmental impact of the changes by LCA method Environmental compliance evaluation system. 14. Considering that a new element is always added due to the complexity of the environmental problem, the extent of the spread, the change of the interdependence, etc., a new environmental influence element and its influence degree calculation addition can be included. An environmental response evaluation system characterized by the following. 15. An environmental response evaluation system characterized in that, at the time of the above, the status of each department is constantly monitored from a terminal such as a mobile phone, and mutual information is grasped from this to quickly reach an optimal solution. 16. An environmental response evaluation system characterized in that, in project research and development, the evaluation of each section is always grasped and the total addition is checked so as to be optimal. 17. Regarding processes, devices, products, and systems that are performed by a customer institution for R & D, production, and others, scenario changes, model changes, method changes,
An environmental response evaluation method that enables the effects of changes in basic units, changes in weighting factors, and changes in laws and regulations on the environment to be seen. 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the customer, a research institution or a development institution such as a product, equipment, factory, business, social system, etc., interacts with the environmental compliance evaluation server via the Internet to ask questions, answers, and data. An environmental compliance evaluation method characterized by exchanging information and evaluating the environmental compatibility of research and development, and transmitting the results to research and development institutions such as products, equipment, factories, businesses, and social systems. 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein necessary items for LCA input (comparison target, system boundary, etc.) are cut out, and necessary data is input to an environmental compliance evaluation server.
A Analysis section cuts out items necessary for LCA input, receives and inputs data such as basic unit from internal and external databases, calculates by LCA calculation section, calculates inventory, impact, integrated evaluation value Research results such as products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc.
An environmental compliance evaluation method that is sent to a development organization. 20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the exchange between the customer and the server is changed by R & D, a scenario,
Change of parameters such as model, method, basic unit, weighting factor, external situation, regulation, etc. is performed at each stage such as planning stage, planning stage, undertaken, during execution, end, practical application, etc., and based on the results, environmental response A method for evaluating environmental compliance, which contributes to the development of eco-friendly products. 21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the data such as the basic unit received from the external database is always automatically monitored for the contents of the server on the WWW, and is constantly updated to the latest data as compared with the conventional data. It is characterized by having done. For those that are not in the WWW, input them manually from the literature or other sources. An environmental compliance evaluation method characterized by inputting a data source, date, and the like for these. 22. The method according to claim 17, wherein the LCA analysis unit communicates with the customer through communication means such as the Internet to determine the LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit, and complex element from the contents of the R / D. Decide distribution, etc., or assist in making decisions, and select / calculate or select changes in materials, energy, equipment, transportation / use / treatment conditions, productivity, performance, etc. before and after R / D An environmental compliance evaluation method characterized by supporting calculation, evaluating importance, and sending important data to the LCA calculation unit. 23. In the method according to claim 17, support for determination of LCA comparison target / system boundary, functional unit, distribution of complex elements, etc. is provided by displaying on a browser, advice / comment, display of reference case, etc. Environmental response evaluation method characterized by things. 24. The method of claim 17, wherein the intermediate values of electric power, water, air, oil, etc. are utilized.
An environmental compliance evaluation method characterized by performing an LCA calculation. 25. The method according to claim 17, wherein a simple evaluation data table for filling in processes, materials, water, wastes, etc. is provided, and the data is filled out and transmitted. Shall perform an interim count, search the database for materials, parts, gases, chemicals, etc. and enter the relevant data if any, and if not, display out of range. Characteristic environmental compatibility evaluation method. 26. The method according to claim 26, wherein the accuracy, meaning, and the like of the result are determined based on the display of the presence / absence of the data. An environmental compatibility evaluation method characterized by inputting the basis thereof. 27. The method according to claim 17, further comprising a file holder for each LCA customer.
An environmental response evaluation method characterized in that fields and interests are sorted and stored, and can be searched and used by keywords and the like. 28. An R / D environmental compliance evaluation server interacts with a research institution or a development institution as a customer through the Internet to exchange questions, answers, and data, and to perform R / D
Necessary for LCA input from (comparison target, system boundary,
Etc.), input the necessary data to the R / D environmental compliance evaluation server, determine the necessary items for LCA input in the LCA analysis unit, and receive data such as basic unit from internal and external databases. In the evaluation system that calculates inventory, impact, and integrated evaluation values, and sends the results to research institutions and development institutions, the exchange between customers and servers is conducted at the planning stage of research and development. Planning stage, start, in progress, finished,
An environmental compliance evaluation method that is carried out as appropriate at each stage of practical use, etc., and contributes to environmental compatibility of R & D results. 29. Regarding products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc., not only changes due to research and development, but also scenarios, models, methods, basic units, weighting factors, external situations,
Analyzes and inputs data necessary for LCA from products, equipment, factories, businesses, social systems, etc. before and after these changes in response to changes in parameters such as laws and regulations, and evaluates the environmental impact of the changes by LCA method Environmental compliance evaluation method. 30. Considering that a new element is always added due to the complexity of the environmental problem, the extent of the spread, the change of the interdependence, etc., a new environmental impact element and its influence calculation addition can be included. An environmental compliance evaluation method characterized by the following. 31. The method according to claim 17, wherein the status of each department is constantly monitored from a terminal such as a mobile phone, and mutual information is grasped from the terminal to quickly reach an optimum solution. Degree evaluation method. 32. An environmental compliance evaluation system characterized in that, in project research and development, the evaluation of each section is constantly grasped, and the total addition is checked to optimize the evaluation.