GaBi Paper Clip Tutorial - GaBi Software

Procedure
A window opens where you can define where you would like to save the new process.
25. Select ‘Production’ and then ‘Part production’ and hit ‘OK’.
26. Enter the name ‘Paper Clip Bending,’ click ‘Save’.
You can begin by selecting the country that your process refers to. You don´t have to do
this, but it is helpful, if you have the information.
In the source field you can select where this process data comes from. Leave this blank
for now.
You can also select the type of process. This requires a bit more explanation, so go ahead
and select a country and name the process first.
3.11 Process types
There are 5 types of processes in GaBi in accordance with the European Union’s ILCD
system.
Processes are categorised in order to better understand their roles within a product
system. If you’d like to find out more about the ILCD system you can visit the ILCD
website (http://lct.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index_jrc).
A unit process single operation, represented by u-so, is often referred to as a unit process
or gate to gate process. This process type contains only the data for one specific process
step and no LCI (or Life cycle inventory) data.
A unit process black box, represented by u-bb, refers to a multifunctional process or
process chain at a plant level. This type of process may represent a group of processes
rather than a single process step. For example, the entire production chain of a computer
keyboard key (excluding acquisition of raw materials) rather than the individual
manufacturing and transport processes for the keyboard key.
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