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42          3. Life cycle thinking tools: Life cycle assessment, life cycle costing and social life cycle assessment






                                    No
                                                                               Report and   documentation



                                 Are there   other aspects   to consider?  Yes









                                          No
                                  New data collection  Have all the   necessary   data been   collected?




                                                               No
                                No        Yes


                                Are all the   necessary   data   collected?  Yes  Elaboration of a   model of the life  cycle under analysis  Life cycle impact   assessment of the   subject of analysis  Is the model   complete?  Yes  Interpretation of   the results (i.e.,   sensitivity and  uncertainty analysis)  methodology.




                                                                                       the  LCA
                                                                                       of
                                                                                       application



                                           No        No        No                      the


                                 Identification of the   scope (subject of  analysis; functional unit)  Is the subject   of analysis   identified?  Yes  Is the   functional   unit   identified?  Yes  Is the system   diagram   elaborated?  Yes  Definition of data   collection   procedures  (elaboration of a specific   data sheet)  representing  Scheme







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