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A Multilevel Fuzzy AHP Model for Green Furniture Evaluation: Enhancing Resource Efficiency and Circular Design Through Lifecycle Integration

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study addresses this gap by proposing a multilevel fuzzy evaluation model combined with an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to quantify the greenness of furniture products across their entire lifecycle. Focusing on an office desk as a case study, we developed an indicator system encompassing environmental attributes, resource efficiency, energy consumption, economic costs, and quality performance. Weighting results revealed that environmental attributes (27.2%) and resource efficiency (27.2%) dominated the greenness evaluation, with material recycling rate (33.5%) and solid waste pollution (24.3%) as critical sub-indicators. The prototype achieved a moderate greenness score of 70.38/100, highlighting optimization potential in renewable material adoption (10% current rate) and modular design for disassembly. Mechanically recycled materials could reduce lifecycle emissions by 18–25% in key categories. The model demonstrates scalability for diverse furniture types and informs policy-making by prioritizing high-impact areas such as toxic material reduction and energy-efficient manufacturing, thus amplifying its global and interdisciplinary multiplier effects.

Source: Systems

DOI: 10.3390/systems13090734

Authors: Wenxin Deng, Mu Jiang

Institution: Soochow University

Language: English

Topic: Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896