AI-LCE: Adaptive and Intelligent Life Cycle Engineering by applying digitalization and AI methods – An emerging paradigm shift in Life Cycle Engineering

Abstract

This paper presents a vision for a much-needed paradigm shift in Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), which is termed Adaptive and Intelligent Life Cycle Engineering (AI-LCE). To do so, interdisciplinary analysis of literature in domains of AI and LCE is performed. Needed concepts and methods are described: key enabling technologies are Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and data lakes, which are becoming cost-effective and increasingly implemented in industry. Both artificial and human intelligence are used in combination. Its advantages compared with the conventional LCE include shorter time for changing activities in the lifecycle and the accuracy of changes made.