All relevant manufacturing data from the manufacturing facility
were compiled into a series of spreadsheets. Raw materials were
tracked from suppliers in order to account for resources consumed
from raw material production and transportation. The energy and
raw material consumption for each manufacturing process were
recorded. An inventory of all the motors used in the manufacturing
of the product was obtained from the manufacturing facility along
with load factors and rated capacity. An inventory of customers all
over the country was obtained from the manufacturing facility in
order to account for resources consumed during installation and
transportation. Finally, an inventory of landfills where the product
was disposed of at the end of its life cyclewas obtained as well. This
helped to account for GHG emissions resulting from disposal.