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LCI Modeling Challenges and Solutions for a Complex Product System: A Mid-Sized Automobile
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While the results are generally the most exciting aspects of an LCI study, the details of the LCI model that generates the results are equally significant; particularly when modeling the life cycle of an automobile. The modeling challenges faced in conducting the US AMP LCI of a mid-sized vehicle based on the 1995 Lumina, Intrepid and Taurus are highlighted. The number of parts (over 20,000), supply chain complexity, materials composition, and the demanding set of OEM requirements for model features required special LCI methods and solutions. The LCI model and selected results are compared with previous studies, and recommendations for improvements in the USAMP LCI model are also provided.
This paper is one of six SAE publications discussing the results and execution of the USCAR AMP Generic Vehicle LCI. The papers in this series are (Overview of results 982160, 982161, 982162, 982168, 982169, 982170).
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Keoleian, G., Lewis, G., Coulon, R., Camobreco, V. et al., "LCI Modeling Challenges and Solutions for a Complex Product System: A Mid-Sized Automobile," SAE Technical Paper 982169, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982169.Also In
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