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Martina Prox
m.prox@ifu.com ifu-Software:
Overview
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Introduction: Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)
The idea started in the 90s in Germany
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Intro: MFCA basic concept
Step 1: Analyzing the physical flows
Identified
material losses:
45,66 kg
Figure: Section of a material flow model created with the software Umberto NXT MFCA
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Step 2: Evaluate the monetary flows according to
standard costing accounting
Loss according
to standard
costing: 22,82
Figure: Section of a material flow model created with the software Umberto NXT MFCA
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Step 3: Evaluate the monetary flows according to
MFCA type costing
Loss according to
Material flow cost
accounting:
296,43
Figure: Section of a material flow model created with the software Umberto NXT MFCA
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Step 4: Link with Life Cycle Perspective e.g. CO2
equivalents (Carbon Footprint)
Carbon footprint
of material losses:
0,91 CO2-eq.
Figure: Section of a material flow model created with the software Umberto NXT MFCA
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Case: Coffee Supply Chain (Vietnam)
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Coffee Market and Vietnamese Environment
MFCA Approach for grade B coffee shows that its profitability per
tonne of final product could be increased by almost 40% if solid
waste and non-wanted products are reduced to zero.
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Monetary
CO2eq information
eco-
points
Environmental
impact related
information
kWh m2
kg Physical
information
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Take home messages
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MFCA promoted for the use in SMEs in Asia
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