Expanding material flow cost accounting. Framework, review and potentials

S Schaltegger, D Zvezdov - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Existing research argues that impressive environmental and economic benefits can be and
have been achieved with Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA). This paper examines the …

Integrating life cycle costing and life cycle assessment using extended material flow cost accounting

A Bierer, U Götze, L Meynerts, R Sygulla - Journal of cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
There is the undisputed need for the coupling of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA)–the most common methods for the evaluation of the life cycle-wide …

MFCA extension from a circular economy perspective: Model modifications and case study

Z Zhou, W Zhao, X Chen, H Zeng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
As an innovative method of Environment Management Accounting (EMA), a model of
Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) is widely used in the field of cost calculation in the …

Interrelating material flow cost accounting with management control systems to introduce resource efficiency into strategy

R Rieckhof, A Bergmann, E Guenther - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we examine the goal of encouraging corporate strategy to adopt a more
efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. Material flow cost accounting (MFCA) …

Extending the scope of Material Flow Cost Accounting–methodical refinements and use case

A Schmidt, U Götze, R Sygulla - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) is an instrument with a considerable
potential for gaining transparency of material (and energy) flows and corresponding costs …

Tracking sustainability targets with quantitative indicator systems for performance measurement of industrial symbiosis in industrial parks

A Lütje, V Wohlgemuth - Administrative sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a systematic and collective (business) approach to optimizing the
use of materials and energy among cross-sectoral industries in order to initiate and exhaust …

Integrating life cycle assessment and material flow cost accounting to account for resource productivity and economic-environmental performance

R Rieckhof, E Guenther - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose This study contributes to measuring the interactions between human technological
activities and the natural environment in an integrative approach to support organisations …

Material flow cost accounting: a tool for designing economically and ecologically sustainable production processes

R Sygulla, U Götze, A Bierer - … process selection: the product life cycle …, 2014 - Springer
In the context of designing modern, competitive production processes, companies face the
challenge of integrating the growing ecological demands of customers and other …

Requirements engineering for an industrial symbiosis tool for industrial parks covering system analysis, transformation simulation and goal setting

A Lütje, V Wohlgemuth - Administrative Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a collaborative cross-sectoral approach to connect the resource
supply and demand of various industries in order to optimize the resource use through …

Life cycle engineering: past, present, and future

A Jamwal, R Agrawal, M Sharma - Sustainable Manufacturing, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineering activities around the globe have been systematically directed towards the
sustainability in last few years. Life cycle engineering (LCE) is a promising choice to achieve …