... scores. For doing this, an implicit or explicit valuation of the various effects is made (“valuation stage”) (see, for example, [ 1 ]). © Company 1995 Ecology Process design Product design Product lifecycle Pools Time‐to‐market The ecological aspects of products have become...

... through the life cycle; adopting a world class approach; reducing lead times and being creative; and how to avoid pirfalls and learn lessons. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Customer requirements Manufacturing industry New product development Open management Participation Product design Product...

... Effectiveness Index can be used to compare performance, measure improvement, and evalute business units. Illustrates its application in a case study. Electronics industry Investment New product development Performance measurement Product lifecycle Profitability R&D “How effective are my...

... Customer service Engineering Environment Motor industry Product design Product lifecycle Recycling Teamwork Environmental considerations, and strengthening legislation, are placing increasing emphasis on the recovery and recycling of all the materials in manufactured products. The growth...

... Materials Packaging Product design Product lifecycle Recycling The 1990s promise to transform profoundly the current industrial ecology, which is currently characterized predominantly, but not entirely, by linear flows of materials and energy through interrelated production‐consumption processes...