The economics of personal computer remanufacturing

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-108

  Ferrer, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for the environment; Personal computer; Product obsolescence; Product recovery; Recycling; Regression; Remanufacturing; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MARKETING; OBSOLESCENCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING;

PRODUCT RECOVERY; REMANUFACTURING;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

ECONOMIC VIABILITY; PERSONAL COMPUTER; RE-MANUFACTURING; RECYCLING;

CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; MICROCOMPUTER; NONHUMAN; RECYCLING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031259984     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(97)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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