Circular and Data Driven Collaborative Design Framework (CADCOD)
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| Coordinator | Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - Chalmers Tekniska Högskola Inst f Industri- & materialvetensk |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | November 2023 - September 2024 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Circularity - FFI |
| Call | Circularity - FFI - Autumn 2023 |
Important results from the project
The Digital Product Passport is an important mechanism for collaboration with stakeholders in the value chain and using sustainability data in the early product development phase. CADCOD aimed to create a circular collaborative framework for early development work, which includes guidelines and methodology, to explore and invest in circular solutions. This can prepare the automotive industry for co-developed circular solutions making use of the transparency and traceability of sustainability-related product information throughout the product life cycle and value chain.
Expected long term effects
The project result is a unique framework with guidelines and a systematic methodology that enables effective collaboration in the value chain to create sustainable and circular solutions. The project has contributed to an increase in knowledge and skills about data-driven circular product development that includes partners in the value chain. The project has resulted in a proposal for a research and demo project, with the idea of developing and demonstrating capabilities, collecting data to measure impact and analyzing, visualizing and comparing ´circular´ design solutions.
Approach and implementation
The project has been carried out based on an exploratory and descriptive research work that was divided into a literature study, a semi-structured interview, and a number of workshops with Volvo Groups and other stakeholders in a circular value chain. A prescriptive work followed which resulted in a number of prototypes which, via feedback from industry partners, could finally be completed into the CADCOD framework. During the project, a consortium has been identified for a full-scale research and demo project. Scientific articles are being prepared for publication in 2025.