Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components
Conventional materials selection system was replaced with sophisticated software tools by rapid changing technology. The growing environmental concerns and regulations widely among the industry, especially in automobiles, force us to explore the natural fiber materials as a replacement for synthetic...
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| author | Ahmed Ali, Basheer Ahmed Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Othman, Mohamed |
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| description | Conventional materials selection system was replaced with sophisticated software tools by rapid changing technology. The growing environmental concerns and regulations widely among the industry, especially in automobiles, force us to explore the natural fiber materials as a replacement for synthetic materials which is in common use. As a result of extensive research and development, new natural fiber reinforced composite materials are emerging and the database of materials growing exponentially. The decision of selecting optimized materials was complicated, as it involves diversified choice of materials, coupled with various influencing criteria for the selection process. To abstain from deciding inappropriate materials, the technology of expert system software tools can help us in the appropriate materials selection. The objective of this research was to explore the implementation of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using the expert choice software tool for deciding optimum natural fiber reinforced composite materials by considering main criteria and sub-criteria in the hierarchical model. The final judgement was performed with different scenarios of sensitivity analysis, giving priority to the environmental factors and sustainability. The result shows that the natural fiber composite material hemp and polypropylene gained the higher rank in the selection process and almost compliant with the requirements of industrial product design specification and can be recommended to automotive component manufacturers to enforce green technology. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-450702021-04-22T01:21:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45070/ Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components Ahmed Ali, Basheer Ahmed Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Othman, Mohamed Conventional materials selection system was replaced with sophisticated software tools by rapid changing technology. The growing environmental concerns and regulations widely among the industry, especially in automobiles, force us to explore the natural fiber materials as a replacement for synthetic materials which is in common use. As a result of extensive research and development, new natural fiber reinforced composite materials are emerging and the database of materials growing exponentially. The decision of selecting optimized materials was complicated, as it involves diversified choice of materials, coupled with various influencing criteria for the selection process. To abstain from deciding inappropriate materials, the technology of expert system software tools can help us in the appropriate materials selection. The objective of this research was to explore the implementation of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using the expert choice software tool for deciding optimum natural fiber reinforced composite materials by considering main criteria and sub-criteria in the hierarchical model. The final judgement was performed with different scenarios of sensitivity analysis, giving priority to the environmental factors and sustainability. The result shows that the natural fiber composite material hemp and polypropylene gained the higher rank in the selection process and almost compliant with the requirements of industrial product design specification and can be recommended to automotive component manufacturers to enforce green technology. Elsevier 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45070/1/COMPOSITE.pdf Ahmed Ali, Basheer Ahmed and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Othman, Mohamed (2015) Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components. Journal of Cleaner Production, 107. pp. 557-567. ISSN 0959-6526; ESSN: 1879-1786 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652615006526 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.084 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Ali, Basheer Ahmed Salit, Mohd Sapuan Zainudin, Edi Syams Othman, Mohamed Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title | Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title_full | Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title_short | Implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| title_sort | implementation of the expert decision system for environmental assessment in composite materials selection for automotive components |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45070/1/COMPOSITE.pdf |
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