Intellectual System of the Life Cycle of Packaging Materials Characteristic Analysis

Abstract

AbstractThe article considers an intelligent system for analyzing the life cycle characteristics of packaging materials, which allows, at given requirements for packaging materials, to evaluate the complex of properties of packaging materials, to calculate specific and generalized criteria for evaluating packaging materials, and to provide the user with the opportunity to choose the most suitable packaging material based on the results. The life cycle of packaging includes the following main stages: production of raw materials for packaging, production of packaging, recycling, and disposal of packaging. Each stage of the packaging life cycle includes its own set of qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The developed system is open, flexible, and built using modern client-server technologies, including a library of customizable criteria, a database of rules for selecting packages, databases of life cycle stages, packages, packaging materials, and characteristics of packaging materials. The system has an ergonomic interface and includes modules for entering package selection requirements, a module for evaluating package life cycle characteristics, a module for calculating package selection criteria, a module for changing expert data, a module for displaying comparison results in the form of various graphs and nomograms. The system is tested on the example of comparative analysis of the process of manufacturing packages, which may include: polyvinylchloride, polypropylene, polystyrene, low-pressure polyethylene, high-pressure polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, glass, paper, cardboard, white tin, aluminum. The developed intelligent system can be used for a comprehensive assessment of the life cycle of the production of packaging materials taking into account environmental safety, consumer, and economic characteristics.KeywordsIntelligent systemPackagingLife cycle assessment