Product carbon footprint inventory system and method

Abstract

A highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system and method is provided that creates carbon-related management documentation based on the requirements of different stakeholders. [Solution] A server system running a high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system 300 includes an operation boundary database and an energy resource setting module, and accepts data provided by multiple data sources, including the operation boundary's production material list or procurement material list, work order production information, sales record data, operation boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory data, and supplier carbon emission factor data. The server system also implements a high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory, collectively calculates the carbon footprint of products / services of the entire enterprise, and creates carbon-related management documents.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a solution for product carbon footprint inventory, in particular, a highly efficient method that uses relational data structures and computer technology to generate carbon-related management documents based on the requirements of different stakeholders. Na The present invention relates to a product carbon footprint inventory system and method. [Background technology]

[0002] Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are gases that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation from the Earth's surface. Major greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). The increase in these gases is primarily due to human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, industrial production, and agricultural activities. As a result, global warming, extreme weather events, and rising sea levels are causing serious problems for humans and ecosystems.

[0003] In order to achieve carbon reduction targets such as carbon neutrality and net zero, companies in each country need to effectively conduct product carbon footprint inventories and develop carbon reduction strategies. A product's carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions generated at each stage of a product's life cycle, i.e., acquisition of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution / sales, use, and disposal, or the greenhouse gas emissions generated at each stage of a service's life cycle, i.e., acquisition of raw materials, service, and disposal, converted into carbon dioxide equivalent.

[0004] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an example of the process that forms a product carbon footprint, showing the process by which an industrial product emits greenhouse gases from production to disposal. For example, in the upstream supply chain, greenhouse gases are emitted during the acquisition of raw materials 101 and the production and manufacturing process 103. In the downstream supply chain, greenhouse gases are emitted during the sales and distribution process 105 when the product is delivered to the user, and greenhouse gases are also emitted during the product use process 107. Greenhouse gases are also emitted during the final product disposal process 109.

[0005] After creating a carbon footprint inventory, the tool can be used to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of the entire manufacturing process. Emission factors are set according to the different levels of carbon emissions at each stage of the manufacturing process. Therefore, carbon emissions can be calculated by multiplying the amount of raw materials used at each stage by the emission factor.

[0006] After calculating the carbon footprint of a product, one of the first uses for the calculation is to apply for a national Carbon Footprint Label. The Carbon Reduction Label, introduced by the UK government in 2006, was the world's first carbon label. The introduction of the carbon labeling system makes the carbon emission sources at each stage of a product or service transparent, encouraging companies to focus on areas with high carbon emissions and adjust their products and services accordingly. It also helps maximize the carbon footprint reduction effect of products and services by encouraging consumers to use products appropriately.

[0007] A second use of the calculations is for companies to provide product and service carbon emissions information to their upstream and downstream supply chains, helping other companies improve their organizational greenhouse gas inventories and product / service carbon footprint calculations. In this way, companies can reference primary data and location-specific data.

[0008] A third use of the calculations is for companies to use them to declare border carbon taxes, such as the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which provides information about the carbon emissions of products to EU importers, who then make the declarations.

[0009] For example, when calculating the footprint of a certain laptop model, the acquisition of raw materials includes the carbon emissions of the raw materials themselves and the carbon emissions of transportation. Taking the calculation of the carbon emissions of the raw materials themselves as an example, the following information and evidence is required before the calculation can be made:

[0010] Figure 2 shows a network diagram of the relationship between products, parts, and their corresponding supplier carbon emission factors. In this example, the carbon emission factors for a product or service related to a certain model number of laptop computer 20 are shown. The production of the laptop computer 20 requires 148 suppliers 200, and its components include a total of 1,154 part numbers. The carbon emission factors for the related component part numbers include the carbon emission factors for 119 component part numbers in the processor / chip / integrated circuit 201 category, the carbon emission factors for 14 component part numbers in the circuit board 202 category, the carbon emission factors for 907 component part numbers in the resistor / inductance / capacitor 203 category, the carbon emission factors for 104 component part numbers in the mechanism / connector / wiring 204 category, the carbon emission factors for three component part numbers in the packaging material / production consumables 205 category, the carbon emission factors for four component part numbers in the storage device / display screen 206 category, and the carbon emission factors for three component part numbers in the other 207 category. This allows the carbon emissions from the production of the laptop computer 20 to its subsequent processing to be calculated.

[0011] Traditional product / service carbon footprint inventories involve calculating product carbon footprints annually using a spreadsheet (e.g., Microsoft Excel or a specific electronic platform). However, whatever method is used, activity boundary It used to take a lot of time and effort to collect information from external factories and upstream / downstream supply chains to provide supporting data to calculate the carbon footprint of a company's products or services.

[0012] If a company needs to calculate the product / service carbon footprint of multiple product lines, series, and part numbers, it needs to create different spreadsheets or electronic platform projects, and perform data entry, calculations, and upload supporting data for each. Since almost half of the data is uploaded to different spreadsheets or electronic platform projects in duplicate, it takes a lot of effort and time to execute the inventory workflow. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0013] In view of the lack of existing solutions for efficient carbon inventory implementation, this paper proposes a highly efficient carbon inventory implementation solution. Na A product carbon footprint inventory system and method are disclosed that provide a solution using information based on carbon data structure, database linkage, data aggregation, and carbon emission calculation logic, etc., to simultaneously calculate the carbon footprint inventory of all products and services in a company's operations under the same project, and to instantly create carbon-related management documents that meet the requirements of different stakeholders, thereby solving the aforementioned problems for companies. [Means for solving the problem]

[0014] According to an embodiment , madeProduct Carbon Footprint Inventory System , made Calculation, storage and data transmission within the product carbon footprint inventory system Made by A server system is provided for use in running a product carbon footprint inventory system. activity boundary The database is used to retrieve data provided by multiple data sources, including: activity boundary data from the organization's greenhouse gas inventory; activity boundary work instructions and production or procurement material lists, activity boundary This includes sales record data and supplier carbon emission factor data.

[0015] The server system mainly includes a raw material acquisition carbon emission module, a manufacturing / service carbon emission module, and a sales Sales and distribution It includes a carbon emission module, a carbon emission module, a carbon emission module, a carbon emission module, and an energy resource setting module.

[0016] Of these, the raw material acquisition carbon emissions module is For calculation, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Product line, series and Carbon emissions from raw material acquisition for each part number Offer Supplement do The Manufacturing / Service Carbon Emissions Module allows companies to For calculation, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Product line, series and Manufacturing carbon emissions for each part number Offer Supplement do . Sales Sales and distribution The carbon emissions module is For calculation, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Product line, series and Sales for each part number Sales and distribution Carbon emissions Offer Supplement doUse carbon emissions module to For calculation, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Product line, series and Carbon emissions for each part number Offer Supplement do Waste carbon emissions module is a For calculating All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Product line, series and Waste carbon emissions for each part number Offer Supplement do .

[0017] The energy resource setting module is activity boundary For manufacturing-related emissions sources in the organization's greenhouse gas inventory data 、 automatically assigning corresponding emission source allocation percentages to product lines, series, and each part number in the whole product carbon footprint inventory and service; Allocate energy resources cormorant .

[0018] Furthermore, the system generates the product / service carbon footprint inventory results for finished / semi-finished products through the operation of the raw material acquisition carbon footprint module, manufacturing / service carbon footprint module, sales and distribution carbon footprint module, use carbon footprint module and waste carbon footprint module, which allows enterprises to generate the product / service carbon footprint inventory results for finished / semi-finished products. in Product line, series and This includes calculating the carbon emissions for each part number over the full product life cycle or partial product life cycle.

[0019] In addition, the server system teeth, company For displaying, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Regarding product lines, series and part numbers 、 Emissions and hotspot analysis reports It has a dashboard module that provides .

[0020] The server system also Planning To work In contrast, All-product carbon footprint inventory and services in Selectively issue inventory lists and reports for product lines, series, and part numbers do provide , a reporting module is provided. It is also possible to output carbon-related management documents in a format required by stakeholders, such as a data format created based on national carbon labeling, border carbon tax, branded factories, or supply chain requirements.

[0021] In addition, the energy resource configuration module allows you to configure manufacturing emission sources, configure excluded product lines and series, configure allocation criteria, and configure border carbon taxes. to do .

[0022] The establishment of the manufacturing emission sources is activity boundary Set the amount of emissions from the sources within the hand , All Product Carbon Footprint Inventory and Services in Product line, series and Emissions associated with each part number Source Select It is something .

[0023] The setting of the allocation criteria provides different allocation principles for selected emission sources. It is something The setting of excluded product lines and series is done by selecting the product line, series, and Set exclusions for each part number That , which allows you to select specific product lines, series, and Each part number is used exclusively attitude Exclude sources that It is something .

[0024] The aforementioned activity boundary of companies captured in the database activity boundary Organizational greenhouse gas inventory data is sourced from third-party digital platforms or provided by the activity boundary, Carbon inventory with a specific format In the table be.

[0025] Furthermore, the above activity boundary The database captures data through the following modules: For example, the raw material carbon emission factor module: activity boundary The Transportation Carbon Emission Factor module is used to describe the carbon emission factors and supporting data of raw materials in the Sales, Delivery and Transportation The Product / Service Carbon Emission Factor module is used to describe the carbon emission factor of a product / service. The Product / Service Carbon Emission Factor module is also used to describe information on finished / semi-finished products, usage scenario settings, and disposal scenario settings.

[0026] Additionally, the system provides an application programming interface (API) through which organizations can activity boundary Operational data, forms, or single activities Link to This allows activity boundary The database is activity boundary Work instructions and production or procurement material lists can be obtained. activity boundary The data includes production work instructions and production or procurement material data for a certain period of time. activity boundary Retrieved in the database activity boundary Sales record data includes organizational data obtained through application programming interfaces. activity boundary It includes sales data for a certain period of time.

[0027] In order to better understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings, which are provided for reference and explanation only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a process for forming a conventional product carbon footprint. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a network diagram showing the relationship between carbon emission factors of conventional products, parts, and their corresponding suppliers. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system structure. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the functionality of an energy resource configuration module in a highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system. [Figure 5] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart illustrating a highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] The following describes embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the merits and advantages of the present invention from the disclosure of this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied in other different embodiments. Each detail in this specification can be modified or changed equivalently based on various viewpoints or applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are for simple and schematic illustration only and do not represent actual dimensions. The following embodiments will further explain technical matters related to the present invention, but the disclosed contents do not limit the present invention.

[0030] Throughout this specification, terms such as "first," "second," etc. may be used to describe various components or signals, but it should be understood that these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one component from another or one signal from another. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" can include any one or combination of the associated listed items, where appropriate.

[0031] This specification provides a highly efficient Na A product carbon footprint inventory system and method is disclosed that utilizes relational data structures and computer technology to simultaneously calculate the product carbon footprint inventory for all product lines, series, and part numbers in a company's operations. Products go through multiple stages, such as raw material acquisition, manufacturing, distribution / sale, use, and disposal, to form a product life cycle. . high efficiency Na The product carbon footprint inventory method can quickly and instantly generate carbon-related management documents according to the requirements of different stakeholders (e.g., domestic policy regulations, international policy requirements, and international brand factories, etc.).

[0032] high efficiency Na The system structure of the product carbon footprint inventory system can be seen in the embodiment diagram shown in FIG.

[0033] Drawing is a highly efficient process carried out using a computer system. NaThe figure shows a server system that realizes calculation, storage, and data transfer within the product carbon footprint inventory system 300. The server system includes multiple functional modules realized by the cooperation of software and hardware (applications and circuit components). The functional modules mainly include a raw material acquisition carbon emission module 331, a manufacturing / service carbon emission module 332, a sales and delivery carbon emission module 333, a usage carbon emission module 334, a waste carbon emission module 335, and an energy resource setting module 336.

[0034] High efficiency Na The Product Carbon Footprint Inventory System 300 includes: activity boundary A database 310 is provided, and the data obtained from the company activity boundary Used to store and record data for organizational greenhouse gas inventory. These data may be collected from third-party digital platforms or from the company's affiliates. activity boundary According to an embodiment, the carbon inventory table may have a specific format provided by activity boundary The database 310 is implemented by software and hardware of a computer system working together, activity boundary a raw material carbon emission factor module 311 used to describe the raw material carbon emission factor and supporting data of Raw material acquisition and transportation 3131, Waste Transportation 3133, and Sales, Delivery and Transportation There is provided a transportation carbon emission factor module 313 used to describe the carbon emission factor in 3135, and a product / service carbon emission factor module 315 used to describe finished / semi-finished product information 351, usage scenario settings 353, and disposal scenario settings 355.

[0035] Based on the connection relationship shown in the drawing, activity boundary It will be appreciated that database 310 may receive data provided from multiple data sources. For example, activity boundaryThe data in the organizational greenhouse gas inventory 301 is primarily used by the energy resource configuration module to perform various configurations. activity boundary The work instructions and production material list or procurement material list 302 are mainly activity boundary Raw material acquisition 311 in database 310 and Raw material acquisition and transportation Provide a carbon emission factor such as 3131. activity boundary The data for sales record 303 is activity boundary Retrieved by the transportation carbon emission factor module 313 in the database 310 Sales, Delivery and Transportation 3135 carbon emission coefficients, as well as data such as finished / semi-finished product information 351, usage scenario settings 353, and disposal scenario settings 355 acquired by the product / service carbon emission coefficient module 315. In addition, the supplier carbon emission coefficient data 304 provides: activity boundary Provides carbon emission factor data that is updated in real time for a company's upstream and downstream suppliers in a database 310 and transmitted to a server system.

[0036] What is particularly noteworthy is that when a company conducts a greenhouse gas inventory, it collects various carbon emission data from upstream and downstream suppliers related to the products and services provided, and then calculates the carbon footprint of each company based on that data. activity boundary Furthermore, different activity boundary By creating a network diagram of stakeholders, selecting the necessary stakeholders based on requirements, and outputting a carbon footprint report, the purpose of the carbon footprint inventory can be achieved. activity boundary In addition, one or more external companies related to the company activity boundary , companies activity boundary The category includes subsidiaries that must be disclosed, companies with consolidated financial statements, investments, outsourced factories, and upstream and downstream supply chains, and its purpose is to obtain carbon emission information that must be disclosed, particularly information on carbon emission factors and emissions.

[0037] Based on the embodiment, high efficiency NaWithin the product carbon footprint inventory system 300, the raw material acquisition carbon emissions module 331: activity boundary All product carbon footprint inventories and services provided and calculated by companies from database 310 in Product line, series and The carbon emissions of raw materials for each part number can be obtained. Based on the connection relationship shown in the drawing, the data source of the raw material acquisition carbon emissions module 331 is: activity boundary From the work instructions and production material list or procurement material list 302 activity boundary The database 310 includes data from a transportation carbon emission factor module 313, which includes data from raw material acquisition 311 and Raw material acquisition and transportation Carbon emission factors for 3131 are included to indicate the process of carbon emissions.

[0038] According to the embodiment, high efficiency Na The product carbon footprint inventory system 300 provides an application programming interface (API) through which the activity boundary By linking the work instructions with the production material list or procurement material list 302, the organization activity boundary It is possible to obtain business data, forms, or single activities. activity boundary The database 310 includes: activity boundary The data of the work instruction and the production material list or the procurement material list 302 is acquired. activity boundary It contains production work instructions and production and procurement material data for a certain period of time.

[0039] moreover, activity boundary Obtained in database 310 activity boundary Sales record 303 data , high efficiency Na The organization obtained through the application programming interface provided by the product carbon footprint inventory system 300 activity boundarySales data for a certain period of time in the same way corresponds to the operational data, forms, and various single activities of a particular company.

[0040] High efficiency Na In the product carbon footprint inventory system 300, the manufacturing / service carbon emissions module 332 allows a company to create a carbon footprint inventory of all products and services. in Product line, series and This data is used to calculate the manufacturing carbon emissions for each part number. Sources of this data include information about the carbon emission share allocation of various energy resources performed by the energy resource configuration module 336; activity boundary Carbon emission factors for waste transportation 3133 in transportation carbon emission factors module 313 of database 310 are included.

[0041] High efficiency Na In the product carbon footprint inventory system 300, the sales and delivery carbon footprint module 333 allows a company to create a carbon footprint inventory of all products and services. in Product line, series and Used to calculate the sales and shipping carbon emissions for each part number. The primary source of data is activity boundary From sales record 303 activity boundary The data provided in the database 310, for example, in the transportation carbon emission factor module 313 Sales, Delivery and Transportation 3135 carbon emission factors, and product / service carbon emission factors module 315 activity boundary It includes finished / semi-finished product information 351 obtained from sales records 303 .

[0042] Next, the usage carbon footprint module 334 allows the company to generate a carbon footprint inventory of all products and services. in Product line, series andIt is used to calculate the usage carbon emissions for each part number, which includes finished / semi-finished product information 351 and usage scenario configuration 353 obtained from the Product / Service Carbon Emission Factors module 315. The Waste Carbon Emissions module 335 allows companies to calculate the usage carbon emissions for their entire product carbon footprint inventory and service in Product line, series and Used to calculate waste carbon emissions for each part number, the data sources of which include finished / semi-finished product information 351 obtained from the product / service carbon emission factor module 315; activity boundary Disposal scenario settings 355 obtained from sales records 303 are included.

[0043] Furthermore, high efficiency Na The product carbon footprint inventory system 300 provides an energy resource configuration module 336, which is used to configure manufacturing emission sources, configure excluded product lines and series, configure allocation criteria, and configure border carbon taxes. activity boundary Based on the data of the organizational greenhouse gas inventory 301, the company performs automatic energy resource allocation for manufacturing-related emission sources, and calculates the carbon footprint inventory and service costs of the entire product. in Product line, series and The corresponding emission source for each part number Allocation ratio can be allocated.

[0044] The configuration of the manufacturing emissions sources in the energy resource configuration module 336 is activity boundary Set the emissions of the sources within the company and create a "All Products Carbon Footprint Inventory and Service in Product line, series and Select the "emission source associated with each part number." The allocation criteria setting applies different allocation principles to the selected emission source, such as volume allocation, weight allocation, processing time allocation, and quantity allocation. Furthermore, the setting of excluded product lines and series applies different allocation principles to the selected emission source, such as volume allocation, weight allocation, processing time allocation, and quantity allocation. andYou can set exclusions for each part number to identify specific product lines, series, or and Exclude emission sources used only for each part number.

[0045] Thus, high efficiency Na In the product carbon footprint inventory system 300, the raw material acquisition carbon emissions module 331, the manufacturing / service carbon emissions module 332, the sales and distribution carbon emissions module 333, the use carbon emissions module 334, and the waste carbon emissions module 335 are operated to generate the product / service carbon footprint inventory 338 of finished / semi-finished products. Based on this result, the company can create the total product carbon footprint inventory and the service carbon footprint inventory. in Product line, series and The carbon emissions for each part number can be calculated for the entire product life cycle or for a portion of the product life cycle.

[0046] Furthermore, high efficiency Na The server system running the product carbon footprint inventory system 300 is further equipped with a dashboard module 339, which displays the carbon footprint inventory of all products and services to the company based on the results of the product / service carbon footprint inventory 338 of the finished / semi-finished products. in Product line, series and A report of emissions and emissions hotspot analysis for the part number can then be provided to the company through the reporting module 340. in Corresponding inventory lists and reports can be selectively output for product lines, series, and part numbers, and carbon-related management documents can be output based on stakeholder request format 305. Depending on the embodiment, the stakeholder request format 305 is a data format created based on national carbon labeling, border carbon tax, brand factory, or supply chain requirements.

[0047] Finally, high efficiency Na The product carbon footprint inventory system 300 does not exclude the installation of other modules 337. For example, it is possible to provide additional functional modules required to comply with standards set by specific international organizations (e.g., ISO 14067) or other related verification regulations.

[0048] Then, high efficiency Na For the implementation of the energy resource configuration module 336 in the product carbon footprint inventory system 300, reference may be made to the schematic diagram illustrating a functional embodiment of the energy resource configuration module shown in FIG.

[0049] activity boundary The organizational greenhouse gas inventory 301 performs the above-mentioned setting of manufacturing emission sources, setting of excluded product lines and series, setting of allocation standards, and setting of border carbon tax via the energy resource setting module 336, and then activity boundary By introducing the work instructions and the production material list or procurement material list 302, a manufacturing process carbon emission module 420 is provided, which can obtain the carbon emission and related carbon emission factors of the products produced or services provided, such as each product line, series, part number, etc. in the manufacturing process, see the following examples.

[0050] The various carbon emission sources set by the energy resource setting module 336 Allocation ratio 4. The organizational greenhouse gas inventory contents 410 are acquired through the above process, and settings such as the manufacturing emission source setting 411, the excluded product line and system setting 413, and the allocation standard setting 415 shown in FIG. 4 can be proposed based on the above embodiment. In the manufacturing emission source setting 411, activity boundary Set the emissions of the sources within the company and create a "All Products Carbon Footprint Inventory and Service in Product line, series andSelect the emission sources associated with each part number. In the Excluded Product Lines and Series Settings 413, select the product line, series, and and Set up an exemption for each part number, which means that a specific device emission source is associated with a specific product line, series, or and The above exclusion setting is performed when only the part number is used. In the allocation criteria setting 415, different allocation principles, such as volume allocation, weight allocation, processing time allocation, and quantity allocation, are applied to the selected emission source. In actual operation, the scope is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings. In this way, it is possible to collectively calculate the carbon emissions of various carbon emission sources, and carbon-related management documents are issued to the company.

[0051] Below are the highly efficient Na SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of a product carbon footprint inventory system and method are listed.

[0052] [Embodiment 1] Please refer to the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in Figure 5. Na The input data acquired in the product carbon footprint inventory system (step S501) includes: activity boundary This includes production information for work orders, as well as production or procurement material lists, sales records, greenhouse gas inventory data and supplier carbon emission factors. activity boundary The relevant data can be obtained through the raw material carbon emission factor module in the database (step S503).

[0053] obtained activity boundary The production information and production material list or procurement material list of the work instruction can be referred to Table 1. This table includes: Work order manufacturing date Although the fields include work order number, semi-finished product part number, component part number, supplier code, manufacturer code, semi-finished product work order production quantity, actual component consumption, and work order processing time, actual implementation is not limited to these.

[0054] [Table 1]

[0055] Then, the data the system receives includes: activity boundary The list includes production information for the work order and a production material list or a procurement material list. The relevant fields are those shown in Table 2 (but are not limited to these), and include the production date, component part number, supplier code, manufacturer code information, etc. In this way, the raw material carbon emission factor module can be automatically introduced, and the net weight data or preferred calculation data of the component part number and component carbon emission factor information can be obtained from the version information corresponding to the raw material carbon emission factor that matches the selected production date.

[0056] [Table 2]

[0057] Next, the carbon emission amount and carbon emission coefficient of the raw material itself obtained from the raw material are calculated (step S505). An example to be implemented is shown in Table 3.

[0058] [Table 3]

[0059] In the above step, raw materials acquisition (raw material self-sufficiency) for one finished product series within the organization is performed. Only the carbon emission factor of the product itself is completed. NaThe product carbon footprint inventory system and method can also collectively complete the calculation of product / service carbon footprints across the entire organization (step S507). In addition, the relevant data update mechanism automatically updates the version management of the supply chain carbon emission coefficients, instantly updates the product / service carbon footprints across the entire organization, and instantly issues carbon-related management documents according to the requirements of different stakeholders (step S509).

[0060] [Embodiment 2] High efficiency shown in Figure 6 Na The flowchart of the product carbon footprint inventory method can be simultaneously referenced through the server system. activity boundary After obtaining the relevant data of the organizational greenhouse gas inventory and running the energy resource setting module, the emissions of specific emission sources are calculated for the carbon emissions and coefficients of the manufacturing process, and the relevant examples are as follows:

[0061] activity boundary Once the relevant data for the organizational greenhouse gas inventory is acquired, it is automatically introduced into the system (step S601). See Table 4 for an example of greenhouse gas inventory data.

[0062] [Table 4-1] [Table 4-2]

[0063] Next, the manufacturing emission source is set (step S603). activity boundary After setting the emissions of the sources within the company, we will create a "All Products Carbon Footprint Inventory and Service in Product line, series and You can select the emission sources associated with each part number. See Table 5 for an example of setting manufacturing emission sources.

[0064] [Table 5]

[0065] Next, the setting of the product line and series to be excluded is performed (step S605). Here, the product line and series for the selected emission source are set. and Set up an exemption for each part number, which means that a specific device emission source is associated with a specific product line, series, or and The above exclusions are intended to be used for each part number only. See Table 6 for examples of associated excluded product lines and series.

[0066] [Table 6]

[0067] Then, the system executes the setting of allocation criteria (step S607). Different allocation principles can be given to the selected emission source, such as volume allocation, weight allocation, treatment time allocation, and quantity allocation. See Table 7 for examples of setting allocation criteria.

[0068] [Table 7]

[0069] Thus, based on the above settings, e.g. activity boundary The production information of the work order and the production material list or procurement material list can be input (step S609). For the relevant fields, please refer to Table 2 above. After that, the carbon footprint inventory of all products and services operated by the company can be obtained through the manufacturing / service carbon footprint module in the server system. in Product line, series andThe manufacturing carbon emissions for each part number are calculated simultaneously, and manufacturing / service carbon emission allocation is performed (step S611). Furthermore, based on the allocation settings and the carbon emission coefficients obtained in the above steps, the product / service carbon footprint is calculated (step S613). See Table 8 for an example of the result. Furthermore, carbon-related management documents can be issued based on this result (step S615).

[0070] [Table 8]

[0071] According to an embodiment of the high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory method, the method is to carry out a carbon footprint inventory based on the entire product line operated by an enterprise. Sales and distribution It conducts a carbon footprint inventory covering the processes of transportation, consumer product use, and final product disposal. In particular, it is automated through computer technology and performs a carbon footprint inventory based on carbon data structure and carbon emission calculation logic, resulting in a highly efficient system. Na Provide a product carbon footprint inventory, which can save a lot of effort and time, avoid data duplication, and simplify the inventory process. Finally, provide carbon-related management documents based on stakeholder requirements.

[0072] The above disclosure is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the claims of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical modifications made based on the contents of the specification and accompanying drawings of the present invention shall be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0073] 101 Raw material acquisition 103 Production and Manufacturing 105 Sales and Delivery 107 Product Use 109 Product Disposal 20. Laptop 200 suppliers 201 Processors / Chips / Integrated Circuits 202 Circuit Board 203 Resistors / Inductance / Capacitors 204 Mechanism / Connector / Wiring 205 Packaging materials / production consumables 206 Storage Device / Display Screen 207 Other 300 Made Product Carbon Footprint Inventory System 301 activity boundary Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory 302 activity boundary Work instructions and production or procurement material lists 303 activity boundary Sales Record 304 Supplier Carbon Emission Factor Data 305 Stakeholder Request Format 331 Raw Material Acquisition Carbon Emissions Module 332 Manufacturing / Service Carbon Emissions Module 333 Sales and Delivery Carbon Emissions Module 334 Carbon Emissions Module 335 Waste Carbon Emissions Module 336 Energy Resource Configuration Module 337 Other Modules 338 Finished / Semi-Finished Product / Service Carbon Footprint Inventory 339 Dashboard Module 340 Reporting Module 310 activity boundary Database 311 Raw Material Carbon Emission Factor Module 313 Transportation Carbon Emission Factor Module 3131 Raw material acquisition and transportation 3133 Waste Transportation 3135 Sales, Delivery and Transportation 315 Product / Service Carbon Emission Factor Module 351 Finished product / semi-finished product information 353 Usage Scenario Settings 355 Disposal Scenario Setting 410 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory Contents 411 Manufacturing emission source setting 413 Excluded Product Lines and System Settings 415 Setting of Allocation Criteria 420 Manufacturing Process Carbon Emissions Module S501~S509 steps

Claims

1. 1. A high efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system, comprising: The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system includes a server system that performs calculation, storage, and data transmission within the high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system and operates the high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system; The server system includes: an operational boundary database that accepts data provided by a plurality of data sources, the data including operational boundary organizational greenhouse gas inventory data, operational boundary production or procurement material lists, work order production information, operational boundary sales record data, and supplier carbon emission factor data; an energy resource configuration module that performs automated energy resource allocation for manufacturing-related emission sources in the enterprise's operational boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory data, and assigns emission source percentages corresponding to product lines, series, and each part number of all product carbon footprint inventories and services; Equipped with The server system includes a raw material acquisition carbon emission module, a manufacturing / service carbon emission module, a sales and delivery carbon emission module, a use carbon emission module, a waste carbon emission module, and the energy resource setting module, which are implemented by a computer system; the raw material acquisition carbon emission module is provided for the company to calculate the raw material acquisition carbon emission of the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service; the manufacturing / service carbon emission module is provided for the company to calculate the manufacturing carbon emission of the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service; the sales and distribution carbon emission module is provided for the company to calculate the sales and distribution carbon emission of the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service; the usage carbon emission module is provided for the company to calculate the usage carbon emission of the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service; and the waste carbon emission module is provided for the company to calculate the waste carbon emission of the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service. A highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system.

2. 2. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 1, wherein the raw material acquisition carbon emission module, the manufacturing / service carbon emission module, the sales and distribution carbon emission module, the use carbon emission module, and the waste carbon emission module are operated to generate finished / semi-finished product / service carbon footprint inventory results, the results including the full product life cycle or partial product life cycle carbon emissions of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service calculated by the company for each product line, series, and each part number.

3. 3. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 2, wherein the server system is provided with a dashboard module, the dashboard module being provided for the enterprise to display reports of emissions and emission hotspot analysis for product lines, series, and part numbers of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service.

4. 4. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 3, wherein the server system is provided with a reporting module for enabling the enterprise to selectively issue inventory lists and reports corresponding to product lines, series, and part numbers of the total product carbon footprint inventory and services, and to issue carbon-related management documents based on stakeholder request formats.

5. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 4, wherein the stakeholder's required format is a data format defined based on requirements of country-specific carbon labels, border carbon taxes, brand factories, or supply chains.

6. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 1 , wherein the energy resource setting module is used to set manufacturing emission sources, set excluded product lines and series, set allocation standards, and set border carbon taxes.

7. 7. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 6, wherein the setting of manufacturing emission sources sets emissions of emission sources within the operational boundary of the company and selects "emission sources associated with product lines, series, and each part number of all product carbon footprint inventories and services."

8. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 7 , wherein the setting of the allocation criteria provides different allocation principles for selected emission sources.

9. 7. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 6, wherein the setting of excluded product lines and series includes setting an exclusion for a product line, series, or each part number for selected emission sources, and excluding emission sources used only for a specific product line, series, or each part number.

10. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 1 , wherein the data of the enterprise's operational boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory acquired by the operational boundary database is a carbon inventory table provided by a third-party digital platform data or operational boundary and having a specific format.

11. The operational boundary database includes: a raw material carbon emission factor module describing the raw material carbon emission factor and supporting data for the operational boundary; a transportation carbon emission factor module that describes the carbon emission factors of raw material acquisition and transportation, waste transportation, and sales and delivery transportation; A product / service carbon emission coefficient module that describes the acquisition of finished product / semi-finished product information, usage scenario setting, and disposal scenario setting; Get the data by The highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 10.

12. 2. The highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 1, further comprising: an application programming interface for connecting operational data, forms or single activities of an organization's operational boundary through the application programming interface; and allowing the operational boundary database to obtain production material lists or procurement material lists and work instruction production information of the operational boundary, which include production work instructions and production material or procurement material data of the organization's operational boundary within a certain period of time.

13. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory system of claim 12, wherein the data of the operational boundary sales records acquired by the operational boundary database includes sales data within a certain period of time at the organizational operational boundary acquired through the application programming interface.

14. 1. A highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method executed on a server system, comprising: Present an operational boundary database to the server system and accept data provided from a plurality of data sources, the data including operational boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory data, operational boundary production material list or procurement material list, work order production information, operational boundary sales record data, and supplier carbon emission factor data; Based on the production material list or procurement material list and work order production information of the operational boundary, calculate the raw material acquisition carbon emissions, manufacturing carbon emissions, sales and delivery carbon emissions, use carbon emissions and disposal carbon emissions of the company's entire product carbon footprint inventory and the product line, series and each part number of the service; Implementing allocation criteria setting, and performing automated energy resource allocation for multiple carbon emission sources in the enterprise's operational boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory data, and allocating emission source percentages corresponding to the product line, series, and each part number of the total product carbon footprint inventory and service; Calculate the company's organizational product / service carbon footprint based on the company's total product carbon footprint inventory and the percentage of emissions sources corresponding to each product line, series, and part number of the service; preparing carbon-related management documentation for said companies; A highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method.

15. 15. The highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 14, wherein the production material list or procurement material list of the operational boundary and the work order production information include work order production, work order number with manufacturing date, semi-finished product part number, component part number, supplier code, manufacturer code, work order production quantity of semi-finished product, actual consumption of component, and work order processing time.

16. 15. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 14, wherein the setting of the allocation criteria provides different allocation principles to selected emission sources, and the setting of the allocation criteria includes volume allocation, weight allocation, processing time allocation, and quantity allocation.

17. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 14, wherein the data of the enterprise's operational boundary organization greenhouse gas inventory acquired by the operational boundary database is a carbon inventory table having a specific format provided by a third-party digital platform data or the operational boundary.

18. 18. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 17, wherein the data recorded in the operational boundary database includes raw material carbon emission factors and supporting data, carbon emission factors for raw material acquisition and transportation, waste transportation, and sales and delivery transportation within the operational boundary of the company, as well as finished / semi-finished product information, usage scenario settings, and disposal scenario settings.

19. 20. The highly efficient product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 18, wherein the server system provides an application programming interface, and connects operational data, forms or single activities of the organizational operational boundary through the application programming interface, and the operational boundary database obtains a production material list or procurement material list of the operational boundary, which includes production work orders and procurement material data of the organizational operational boundary within a certain period, and the work order production information.

20. 20. The high-efficiency product carbon footprint inventory method of claim 19, wherein the data of the operational boundary sales records acquired by the operational boundary database includes sales data of the organizational operational boundary within a certain period of time acquired through the application programming interface.

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