Design of Sustainable Product Life Cycles

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Niemann, Jörg (Editor), Tichkiewitch, Serge (Editor), Westkämper, Engelbert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Design.; Industrial design.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Design.; Industrial Design.; Design, general.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; IT in Business.

Product life cycle design – Generating sustainable product life cycles explains the importance of a holistic long-term planning and management approach to reaching a maximum product benefit over the entire life cycle. The paradigm of thinking in product life cycles supports manufacturers in shaping...

Table of Contents:

• Life cycle modelling
• Life cycle evaluation
• Life cycle information support
• Customer supply networks
• Method for the design of life cycle concepts
• Summary.