EcoFactory is a KTI-funded research project led by the BWI Center for Industrial Management at the ETH Zurich. Research partners are the EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology) and the Institute for Industrial Environmental Informatics at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW Berlin).

The goal of the project is to develop a procedure model including an associated software tool which supports industrial companies during their decision-making process to identify the highest potential for optimization and to improve the eco-efficiency of production processes. This includes:

• Formulation of a comprehensive process model to optimize the eco-efficiency of production processes.
• Development of an application-orientated software tool based on discrete event simulation and material flow analysis.
• Creation of an integrated indicator-system to measure the eco-efficiency of production processes.