Life cycle costing as part of design for environment: Environmental business cases

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Schmidt, Wulf Peter ^a  

^a FORD WERKE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automobile; Business case; Design for environment; Ecodesign; Environmental efficiency; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; System boundaries; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ANALYTIC METHOD; CAR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIENCE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0038174981     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978464     Document Type: Review

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