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Implications
Life Cycle Analysis
The life cycle analysis can be
made for any product currently
on the market. It details where
the product comes from, to
where it ends up and all the
implications/processes in
between.
This life cycle analysis is able to
highlight any social, moral,
environmental and economic
issues. I will be doing an in
depth analysis on this page to
see if the jackal trainer will suit
or need to be changed in order
to comply with the most eco-
friendly methods of
manufacturing.
There are different issues associated
with the raw extraction of each
material. The impact of this on the
Rugby jackal technique trainer will
vary dependent on what it is made
out of.
Wood
Using wood has negative impacts on
the environment as deforestation
leads to the destruction of local
habitats and eco systems. As well as
trees turning Co2 into oxygen which
keeps the whole world functioning.
This can create problems in local
areas that are affecting by
deforestation. However, there are
ways of making this extraction
sustainable by replanting trees, but
this process takes a long time.
Plastic
All plastics come from fractional
distillation of crude oil. This is a
limited resource. A lot of energy goes To further help make manufacturing eco-frienldy, one will have to
into making plastic, usually this
energy comes from burning fossil
fuels, which reduces the Earth’s
supply of natural resources as well
as polluting the atmosphere with
toxic fumes.
Metal
Is also a limited resource and a huge
amount of energy has to go into
refining metal ores into a material.
Which again impacts on the Earth’s
natural supply and pollution through
extraction.
Manufacturing is often an environmental disaster. However, it There should be no issue what The end of life for a product
depends on the amount of materials used and the means by so ever with the use of is crucial to an
producing them, how much energy is needed. This links to the electricity in the Rugby jackal environmentally friendly
transport that gets the materials to manufacture and then from technique trainer’s design design. This is when
manufacture to the next stage of the process. because there is no use of designing for obscellence
electricity in the function of becomes essential.
Therefore, the most eco-frinedly method of manufacturing would this product.
be to manufacture the whole product in the same place, using At the end of a products life,
local materials. hence, reducing emissions through However, maintenance of the it can either be thrown into
transportation (This will also help reduce costs in the process). jackal trainer must be a landfill, reused or
The main issue is trying to reduce a company’s Carbon Footprint. considered. As this product will recycled. The best option is
Most company’s these days are out-sourcing their manufacturing predominantly be used out to design the product to be
to countries in South-East Asia where labour costs are cheapest, side, it will get muddy and wet. as recyclable as possible.
however, transportation costs are high as well as creating a huge Therefore, the use of water and This usually means to use a
amount of carbon emissions. the application of water small variety of materials,
All scales of transportation must be considered. For instance, resistant resin for any wood ensuring each one is
the distance from the raw materials to the manufacturing plant. that may be used will be vital recyclable such as woods,
Then from the plant to the retailer, retailer to consumer. What is for the products survival and to or thermo-plastics.
most eco-friendly is to have multiple factories covering a local keep it aesthetically pleasing.
area to again reduce transportation. Although, construction We want all products to be
regulations of these local factories must be taken into There will be no need for any recycled because the use of
consideration. electrical usage at this stage landfills is harmful to the
for the development of the environment as they use up
product as its main mechanical land, destroy habitats and
distinguish whether to use machines over manual labour or the function is a resistance band. give off toxins and
ratio between the two. Machines use up more energy but are emissions.
usually more efficient, especially in making larger, more complex
materials. The Rugby jackal technique
The best way for the jackal technique trainer to be manufactured trainer should be alright in
would be to use high-volume manufacturing as this would be the all areas because I intend
most eco-friendly method. for it to be made from wood,
aluminium and the rubber
latex can be reused.
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