Circular and Data Driven Collaborative Design Framework (CADCOD)

Purpose and goal:

The Digital Product Passport is an important mechanism for collaboration with stakeholders in the value chain and using sustainability data in the early product development phase. CADCOD aimed to create a circular collaborative framework for early development work, which includes guidelines and methodology, to explore and invest in circular solutions.

This can prepare the automotive industry for co-developed circular solutions making use of the transparency and traceability of sustainability-related product information throughout the product life cycle and value chain. Expected results and effects:

The project result is a unique framework with guidelines and a systematic methodology that enables effective collaboration in the value chain to create sustainable and circular solutions. The project has contributed to an increase in knowledge and skills about data-driven circular product development that includes partners in the value chain. The project has resulted in a proposal for a research and demo project, with the idea of developing and demonstrating capabilities, collecting data to measure impact and analyzing, visualizing and comparing ´circular´ design solutions.

Approach and implementation:

The project has been carried out based on an exploratory and descriptive research work that was divided into a literature study, a semi-structured interview, and a number of workshops with Volvo Groups and other stakeholders in a circular value chain. A prescriptive work followed which resulted in a number of prototypes which, via feedback from industry partners, could finally be completed into the CADCOD framework.

During the project, a consortium has been identified for a full-scale research and demo project. Scientific articles are being prepared for publication in 2025.