Application of the Green Zia
Approach
A Video Game:
Simulation of Life Cycle Analysis for a
Sandwich Shop
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Who Would Play This Game?
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Description of the Problem
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Reality: Mom and Pop need to stay in business. There’s no “Awaiting
Assignment” Charge Number. No time to set up a Pollution Prevention
Committee.
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Natural Default to Apparent Labor-Saving Practices:
– Use of Plastic Sandwich containers
– Use of Throwaways (plastic utensils)
– Coffee Packets
– Paper and Cups and holders
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Falling into a groove:
Organization reaches a Modicum of Success. Could it do better?
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Question: If my shop were a video game how well would I play?
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Question: How would a video game be constructed?
START WITH THE OVERALL PICTURE
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The Overall Picture
Product Life Cycle
(Drawing from Franklin Associates and EnE 702 Course Notes
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Ways of Approaching the Problem
• Heart of the Sandwich Video Game:
Detailed Process Model and Relationship Matrix
• Process Simulation:
– Product Line
– Services Provided
– Demands
• Labor
• Energy
• Materials
• Waste Produced
– Solid
– Sanitary (H2O)
– Emissions
• Cost of Operation
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Basic Sandwich Shop Process
Diagram
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Sandwich Shop Layout
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Organizing the Product Line: The “Soup”
Matrix
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Organizing the Product Line: The “Order”
Matrix
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Building a Product Model of a Small
Sandwich Shop: The Matrix
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Example Results
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Example Results
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Expected Outcome if Process Modeling
and LCA is Undertaken in Full
• Optimization of Offsite Deliveries to
reduce Fuel use.
• Scheduling of staff
• Cost based Pricing
• What-ifs:
– Waste Onsite/Offsite
– “Footprint” of the Sandwich shop
– Enviro/Cost Benefit of New Product Lines
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CONCLUSIONS
• A Detailed Process Model Can Be
Constructed. Data can be obtained thru
“Green Zia”, Interviewing, Questionnaire.
• The Model Allows Decisions to be made
on best overall approach (Time, $, Waste)
• Potential to make a Game out of the
Model and Compete against Oneself.
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